A Bad Summer

A Bad Summer

8.5

Mar 20 2025

2h 54m

Drama, Crime

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.

Takumi Kitamura

Takumi Kitamura

Mamoru Sasaki

Yuumi Kawai

Yuumi Kawai

Aimi Hayashino

Marika Ito

Marika Ito

Yuko Miyata

Katsuya Maiguma

Katsuya Maiguma

Yoji Takano

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