The male lead, Harada, is a divorced playwright whose parents died in a car accident as early as twenty-eight years ago. One day, Harada met his paren[Expand All]
The male lead, Harada, is a divorced playwright whose parents died in a car accident as early as twenty-eight years ago. One day, Harada met his parents' ghosts again in Asakusa. In order to recall the old family affection, he kept going to visit, and at the same time his body became weaker and weaker...... On the other hand, Harada's new girlfriend, Ashi, also seems to have an unknown past...... "Strange Midsummer" is the winning novel of the 1988 "Shigehiro Yamada Prize". It was originally written by the renowned Japanese author Taichi Yamada and adapted into a film by the New Wave director Nobuhiko Obayashi. The story is permeated with a strange and eerie atmosphere of a mysterious world, while also brimming with touching emotions. It was ranked third among the top ten films of the year by Kinema Junpo, won the Best Director and Best Supporting Actress Awards at the 43rd Daily Film Awards, and received the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards.[Collapse]
