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A Bad Summer (2025)

Original title: 悪い夏

2025-03-20 · 1h 54m · JA
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Sasaki is a sincere civil servant, working at city hall. Due to his timid personality, he can't properly deal with nasty people, including a single mother on the verge of giving up her own child, another civil servant pressing him to have a physical relationship, and a person who receives welfare benefits unfairly. His passivity leads him to get caught up in a terrible crime.

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Hideo JojoDirector

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Takumi KitamuraTakumi KitamuraMamoru SasakiYuumi KawaiYuumi KawaiAimi HayashinoMarika ItoMarika ItoYuko MiyataKatsuya MaigumaKatsuya MaigumaYoji TakanoYumena YanaiYumena YanaiRikaPistol TakeharaPistol TakeharaYoshio YamadaHaruka KinamiHaruka KinamiKasumi FurukawaMasataka KubotaMasataka KubotaTatsuya Kaneki

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference393088Actor preference436495 · 850948 · 686055Country preferenceJpDecade preference2020

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What is A Bad Summer about?

Sasaki is a sincere civil servant, working at city hall. Due to his timid personality, he can't properly deal with nasty people, including a single mother on the verge of giving up her own child, another civil servant pressing him to have a physical relationship, and a person who receives welfare benefits unfairly. His passivity leads him to get caught up in a terrible crime.

How long is A Bad Summer?

A Bad Summer has a runtime of 114 minutes.