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7.7 1h 23m

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

"A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price."

Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.

Top Cast

  • Ouji Suzuka

    Ouji Suzuka

    Kaoru Tono (voice)

  • Marie Iitoyo

    Marie Iitoyo

    Anzu Hanashiro (voice)

  • Tasuku Hatanaka

    Tasuku Hatanaka

    Shohei Kaga (voice)

  • Arisa Komiya

    Arisa Komiya

    Koharu Kawasaki (voice)

  • Haruka Terui

    Haruka Terui

    Ms. Hamamoto (voice)

  • Rikiya Koyama

    Rikiya Koyama

    Kaoru's Father (voice)

  • Seiran Kobayashi

    Seiran Kobayashi

    Karen Tono (voice)

  • Chiko Mizumori

    Chiko Mizumori

    (voice)

  • Hiroto Kazuki

    Hiroto Kazuki

    (voice)

Overview

Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.

Rating

7.7 / 10
284 Reviews
5 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jul 19, 2023

    This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anything you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the real world. Kaoro is determined to get his younger (and frankly rather annoyingly enthusiastic) sister back; Anzu to discover the secrets of her grandfather's manga writing so she can excel. The two meet at a railway station, attend the same school and gradually bond - discovering and exploring this mysterious tunnel and ultimately questioning just what they really want from life. The narrative does mingle a careful what you wish for aspect with a grass is always greener one - and the story is quite effective when it dwells on that scenario. Sadly, though, there is just a little bit too much baggage around the characterisations, a touch too much teenage angst and though the animation is quite watchable, the story is over-stretched. It's a nice to watch film, with a pleasing score, but it's not especially original or memorable, I'm afraid.

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