A still from The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (category IIA; Japanese), directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and voiced by Oji Suzuka and Marie Iitoyo.
A still from The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (category IIA; Japanese), directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and voiced by Oji Suzuka and Marie Iitoyo.
Asian cinema: Japanese films
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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes movie review: Japanese animated teen romance tackles grief, abandonment and self-doubt

  • Anzu seeks escape from the present, Kaoru to rewrite the past when they discover a magical tunnel in this beautiful tale of adolescent angst and first love
  • The simplicity of the film’s narrative and its unhurried pacing play into its message of embracing the present and treasuring what time we have on Earth

James Marsh
James Marsh

Updated: 5:45pm, 4 Jan, 2023

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A still from The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (category IIA; Japanese), directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and voiced by Oji Suzuka and Marie Iitoyo.
A still from The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (category IIA; Japanese), directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and voiced by Oji Suzuka and Marie Iitoyo.
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