Release, runtime and language

1993 · 104 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Ken Yoshida

Starring

Ren Osugi, Ryosei Tayama, Toshiaki Karasawa, Keiko Oginome, Akio Kaneda, Anju Suzuki

After a rugby match leaves his friend Takeshi severely injured and in a vegetative state, Kazuki quits the team, burdened by guilt, and takes a job as a sports teacher at a remote girls’ high school in Kamakura. During a sweltering summer, he begins an illicit relationship with student Mayu, only to realize his attraction stems from her isolation and the weight of his own unforgivable crime.