“I had to hurry. The world wasn’t going to wait for me any longer.”

Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi (BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War, Persona 4: The Golden Animation ) and inspired by the award-winning novel of the same name by Mei Hachimoku, this whirlwind time-travelling tale of summer love tells the story of Kaoru and Anzu.

Set in a fictional city where Kasaki Station exists, there is an urban legend about an “Urashima Tunnel,” a tunnel that is capable of granting one’s wish—but with a price. Kaoru Touno is a high school student in a rural town in Japan who keeps to himself, going home each day on the Oosara-Sugimori train line. One rainy day, Kaoru meets a soaked Anzu Hanashiro at the train station, who also has heard of the mysterious tunnel and the powers it holds… An unforgettable summer story of nostalgia, young love and bending time itself. 

©2022 Mei Hachimoku, Shogakukan/The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes Film Partners