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It's A Summer Film
, also translated as ''It's a Summer Film!'', is a 2021 Japanese science fiction romantic comedy written and directed by Sōshi Matsumoto. It is set in a Japanese high school during the filming of a school film called ''Samurai Spring''. Plot In 2020, Japanese high school student Barefoot and her friends Blue Hawaii and Kickboard decide to make a jidaigeki (an old-fashioned samurai film) called ''Samurai Spring'', instead of the teen romance film that they are supposed to be working on with the film club. Barefoot meets a strange boy her age, who she chases while trying to persuade him to star at her feature. The boy, Rintaro, reluctantly agrees, and Barefoot assembles a team of classmates to make Samurai Spring. During a rehearsal, Rintaro accidentally reveals that he is a time travelling fan of Barefoot's future films. He says that films in the future are just a few minutes long, so he, a cinema affectionado, went back to 2020 to see the only lost entry in renowned director Ba ...
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Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants of their time. ''Jidaigeki'' films are sometimes referred to as chambara movies, a word meaning "sword fight", though chambara is more accurately a subgenre of ''jidaigeki''. ''Jidaigeki'' rely on an established set of dramatic conventions including the use of makeup, language, catchphrases, and plotlines. Types Many ''jidaigeki'' take place in Edo, the military capital. Others show the adventures of people wandering from place to place. The long-running television series ''Zenigata Heiji'' and ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' typify the Edo ''jidaigeki''. ''Mito Kōmon'', the fictitious story of the travels of the historical ''daimyō'' Tokugawa Mitsukuni, and the ''Zatoichi'' movies and television series, exemplify the traveling ...
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Lost Media
Lost media is any piece of media thought to no longer exist in any format, or for which no copies can be located. The term primarily encompasses visual, audio, or audiovisual media such as films, television, radio broadcasts, music, and video games. Many television and radio broadcast masters, recorded onto magnetic tape, may be lost due to the industry practice of wiping. Motion picture studios also often destroyed their original nitrate film elements, as film and broadcast material was often considered ephemeral and of little historical worth after they had made their revenue. Some media considered lost may exist in studio or public archives, but may not be available to most people due to copyright or donor restriction rules. Due to the unstable nature of any format, films, tapes, phonograph records, optical discs like CDs and DVDs, and digital data stored on hard drives all naturally degrade over time, especially if not kept in correct storage conditions. Preservation eff ...
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Rom-com
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the " meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of ancient Greece, have often incorporated sexual or social elements. The ''Oxford Dictionary of ...
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Time Paradox
''Time Paradox'' is a point-and-click adventure game developed and released by Flair Software for the MS-DOS in 1996 only in Europe. Plot A futuristic agent named Kay is sent on a mission to stop the evil Morgana Le Fay. She first travels back in time to "the time of dinosaurs and cavemen" (sic), and then jumps to the medieval era in order to find and rescue the wizard Merlin from Morgana's castle and eventually defeat the sorceress. Development ''Time Paradox'' has been in development for several years, having been in first publicly shown in 1993. The game was originally supposed to be released as ''Genesis'' already in the first half of 1994 and to be a FMV based, featuring digitized graphics. Besides the PC version, the developers also planned to create the Amiga computer and CD32 versions. Reception The game was poorly received by gaming press upon its release, including receiving one star out of five in Germany's ''PC Player''. It also got low review scores in Polish ma ...
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Double Feature
The double feature is a Film, motion picture industry phenomenon in which theaters would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which the presentation of one feature film would be followed by various short subject reels. Operatic use Opera houses staged two operas together for the sake of providing long performance for the audience. This was related to one-act or two-act short operas that were otherwise commercially hard to stage alone. A prominent example is the double-bill of ''Pagliacci'' with ''Cavalleria rusticana'' first staged on 22 December 1893 by the Metropolitan Opera, Met (NYC). The two operas have since been frequently performed as a double bill, a pairing referred to in the operatic world colloquially as "Cav and Pag". Origin and format The double feature originated in the later 1930s. Though the dominant presentation model, consisting of all or some of the following, continued well into the 1940s: * One or more live acts * An anima ...
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Marika Itō
is a Japanese actress, artist, and model. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. She has played lead roles in the 2015 film ''Eyes'' and the 2021 film '' It's a Summer Film'', and supporting roles in the films '' Asahinagu'' and ''Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler''. Her performance in ''It's a Summer Film'' was nominated for a Hochi Film Award and a Mainichi Film Award. Early life Itō was born on February 20, 1996, in Osaka, Japan to a fashion designer mother and a graphic designer father. She began her entertainment career in 2011 by successfully auditioning for the first generation of Nogizaka46, an idol group created as the official rival of AKB48. Career Nogizaka46 As a Nogizaka46 member, Itō appeared in several albums, concerts, short films, music videos, and television shows, including the million-selling singles "Influencer" and " Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru". In 2017, at the group's sold-out first Tokyo Dome concert, Itō performed for the ...
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Daichi Kaneko
is a Japanese actor. Life and career Kaneko is from Hokkaido. On October 13, 2014, Kaneko won the ''Amuse Audition Festival 2014'', hosted by Amuse Inc., in the actor and model category. In 2019, Kaneko had his first starring role in '' Fujoshi, Ukkari Gay ni Kokuru'' as Jun Andō. He had his first starring role in a film in 2021 with ''Colorless''. In June 2022, Kaneko made his first appearance in a ''taiga'' drama as Minamoto no Yoriie in ''The 13 Lords of the Shogun''. In August 2022, Kaneko released his first photo book, with photographs of him in Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr .... Filmography Film Television Web dramas References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneko, Daichi 1996 births Living people Actors from Hokkaido Amuse Inc. tale ...
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Yuumi Kawai
is a Japanese actress. Career In 2019, Kawai made her acting debut in the short film ''Yodominaku, Yamanai''. In 2022, she was given the Best Newcomer award at the 43rd Yokohama Film Festival for her roles in ''A Balance'' and '' It's a Summer Film.'' She continued her success by winning Best Supporting Actress at the 44th Yokohama Film Festival for her roles in various other films, including '' Plan 75'', which earned her a nomination of Best Supporting Actress at the 16th Asian Film Awards. She has also been active in television drama acting, with roles in '' Extremely Inappropriate!'' and ''The Child Of God Murmurs'' earning her two acting awards in 2024. In particular, audience of ''Extremely Inappropriate!'' (where Kawai plays a high-school student in the 1980s) noticed her resemblance to Momoe Yamaguchi when in-character, and proceeded to name Kawai "''Momoe-chan from the Reiwa era''". This TV series had a significant impact, and after its broadcast ended, she was cast ...
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2020 Films
2020 in film is a history of events, which includes the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2020, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video-on-demand or streaming services. However, several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and several films were still in theaters where guidelines were in place. As a result, film grosses will increase if they are re-released in the future. This was also the first year since 2007 that no film grossed $1 billion. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film '' Harry Potter and the ...
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