Drama ·Romance · Japan · 1968 · 1h 36m

Farewell to the Summer Light

さらば夏の光

Farewell to the Summer Light poster
Director
Yoshishige Yoshida
Cast
Mariko Okada as Naoko Toba Tadashi Yokouchi as Makoto Kawamura Paul Beauvais as Robert Fitzgerald Hélène Soubielle as Mary Fitzgerald
Crew
Yûji Okumura — Director of Photography Saki Nagase — Editor Toshi Ichiyanagi — Original Music Composer Masahiro Yamada — Writer Yoshishige Yoshida — Writer Ryusei Hasegawa — Writer
Synopsis

A spontaneous romance blooms between Kawamura, a professor touring Europe, and Naoko, a married woman living in Paris, scarred by the Nagasaki atomic bombings. The two protagonists travel around Europe trying to find themselves.

Mood & Themes
spaineuropeteacherextramarital affairtouring
Key Collaborators
Yoshishige Yoshida Director Yûji Okumura Director of Photography Saki Nagase Editor Toshi Ichiyanagi Original Music Composer Masahiro Yamada Writer Yoshishige Yoshida Writer Ryusei Hasegawa Writer Shinji Soshizaki Producer Hanae Mori Costume Design
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