71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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MIZU NO NAKA NO HACHIGATSU / FISHES IN AUGUST

Yoichiro Takahashi
Japan      90 m.
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Kenji is a member of his high school swimming team. He's got a crush on his classmate, Reiko, but is in for a big let down when she tells him that she fancies Arai, the Korean-Japanese star of the team. Reiko asks Kenji to act as a go-between and he, swallowing his feelings, agrees; but Arai sees through Kenji's love for Reiko and offers to try and bring the two together. Not much of a competitor, Kenji is knocked out of the regional swimming championships during the preliminaries. One day, Reiko asks Kenji out on a date; but when he meets her at the appointed place he finds her there with Arai. This stirs Kenji's competitive juices and he and Arai have a bit of a dust-up.
Director
Yoichiro Takahashi
Screenplay
Masato Kato
Photography
Fumio Kodaka
Music
Norihiro Tsuru
Cast
Kenji Mizuhashi, Ayumi Ito, Yoshiki Sekino, Ren Osugi
Running Time
90 m.
Country
Japan
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