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78% Critic Match
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn
“Live off the land and recharge.”
7.8 / 10• 2014• 1h 51m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ai Hashimoto
Ichiko
Lead
Takahiro Miura
Yuta
Mayu Matsuoka
Kikko
Yoichi Nukumizu
Shigeyuki
Karen Kirishima
Fukuko
Momone Shinokawa
Young Ichiko
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Junichi Mori's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Forest: Summer/Autumn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
