Summer’s Tail

Yvette Chang, seen by classmates as a rock and roll girl, lives with a cat named Summer due to a congenital heart condition. After leaving school, she spends her days playing guitar, exploring, and getting out to discover the world around her. Her daily routine centers on joy, small adventures, and keeping Summer company.

Jimmy Chan, a specially gifted student, falls in love with a teacher and is expelled from school as a consequence. With school behind him, he moves onto the streets where freedom and uncertainty shape his days. His new path intersects with Yvette's world, drawing them closer.

Yvette embraces Jimmy's emotions with warmth and compassion. Despite her own fragile health, she provides stability and hope, becoming a confidante as he navigates heartbreak and exile from the classroom. Their bond hints at a deeper friendship that can weather hardship.

Two high school drop-outs ride bicycles and stumble upon a place free from adult control between rice paddies and irrigation canals. They uncover undeveloped land near the Taiwan High Speed Rail tracks and invite their classmates to join. The find becomes a secret base where they can be themselves away from pressure.

The group expands to include Wendy, another gifted student, and Akira, a Japanese exchange student who loves soccer but lags academically. Their arrival deepens the dynamic and adds new energy to their gatherings. Together, they relax, play, and imagine a different future.

Forbidden from the adult world, they spend days at the base, enjoying carefree moments and supporting one another. The hideaway becomes a canvas for friendship, experimentation, and the slow formation of trust. They learn that companionship can be a lifeline.

The destiny that binds them leads to a mission: trying to save an embittered suicidal father. They rally around him, offering empathy and practical support in the face of despair. Their actions show how much they care for someone outside their own circle.

Under blue skies, they confront whether life is ordinary or exciting, exploring success, failure, and what happiness means. They discover that living fully is a gift that must be chosen and cultivated. The conversations turn their adventures into a philosophy of living.

A recurring metaphor compares happiness to a tail you wag for fun, a symbol of choosing joy whenever time allows. The characters reflect on this idea as they navigate adolescence and risk taking. The message crystallizes: happiness is something each person must pursue.

They continue to inhabit the undeveloped land and the roads around town, cherishing the freedom to be themselves. The open spaces become laboratories for experimentation, friendship, and self-discovery. The world feels navigable because of their shared optimism.

As the narrative closes, the characters acknowledge that happiness is a personal, ongoing quest rather than a destination. They commit to finding joy in everyday moments and in each other's company. The story ends on a hopeful note about choosing happiness.

In the final scenes, the group continues their journeys under clear skies, bikes at their side, and Summer's memory and Yvette's courage guiding them toward a brighter horizon. Their shared experiences have transformed ordinary high school dropouts into a small circle of resilient dreamers.