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Release Year1988
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance, Mystery
Votes15
DirectorShusuke Kaneko
WritersRio Kishida
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.1 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsSummer Vacation 1999
About Summer Vacation 1999
With no families to return to for summer vacation, three teenage boys spend their summer at their boarding school, alone and unsupervised. Darkness hangs over them after another boy shows up, who looks exactly like one of their classmates who had committed suicide months earlier. His arrival exposes the romances, jealousies, and tensions of growing up.
Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, Summer Vacation 1999 leans on a strong ensemble — Eri Miyajima, Tomoko Otakara, Miyuki Nakano — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1988.
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