Yoshifumi Kondō directs Yoko Honna, Issei Takahashi and Takashi Tachibana in this Studio Ghibli teen romance.

Yeah… this one was lovely. The magical realism pervades and elevates a really sweet summer romance between a girl who wants to write, who keeps bumping into a boy of similar soul. Genuinely spellbinding. Cute “Japan” location work.

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