Little Forest: Summer/Autumn
“Live off the land and recharge.”
2014•1h 51m•7.8•Released
Drama
Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.
Director
Junichi Mori
Writer
Junichi Mori
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Shochiku
Cast
Ai Hashimoto
Ichiko
Takahiro Miura
Yuta
Mayu Matsuoka
Kikko
Yoichi Nukumizu
Shigeyuki
Karen Kirishima
Fukuko
Momone Shinokawa
Young Ichiko
Production
Company
Shochiku
Company
Robot Communications
Company
dentsu
Company
GYAO
Company
Kodansha
Company
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Company
Active Cine Club
Producer
Satoko Ishida
Producer
Keichiiro Moriya
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