Dear Summer Sister

Year: 1972

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Nagisa Ôshima

Drama

Fourteen‑year‑old Sunaoko journeys from Tokyo to Naha, Okinawa, accompanied by her father’s young fiancée Momoko as they search for the half‑brother she has never met. A beer‑loving ex‑soldier serves as their guide, showing them the island’s sights while gradually revealing the lingering wounds of Okinawa’s wartime past.

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