Plot: Kei is spending his summer vacation taking pictures of his hometown. By accident, he happens upon Yu, a girl who is in the same year as him. As he photographs her, she notices him and softly pressures him into making a movie with her. Yu has been wanting to make a movie, but she lacked a cameraman. Yu and Kei both convince their friends to take on the lead roles, and after onboarding Arisu for sound, the team is complete. They hang out each day and get closer to completing their film, except that Yu hasn't quite figured out how their story is supposed to end.
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September 13, 2025
A summer holiday in rural Japan, following five kids who are making a movie. This film is the exact opposite of what most "movies about making movies" are about, which is probably why I liked it so much. There's nothing magical or otherworldly about the entire process of filmmaking, just five kids spending a lovely summer together and dealing with the little things life throws at them. The result is a delightfully relaxed film, with a little narrative playfulness added to set it apart from similar features.