Shrill Cries of Summer

Morning mist clings to pine needles outside Keiichi’s farmhouse windows. Three schoolgirls leave cicada shells on his doorstep like offerings. They laugh when he picks one up. By July, cicadas scream louder in his dreams than outside.

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Ataru Oikawa directed Shrill Cries of Summer in 2008. See Ataru Oikawa's full filmography, where to start with Ataru Oikawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ataru Oikawa.

Shrill Cries of Summer was released in 2008 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.