Info in Movie News | Hideo Jojo returns with a film that not only delivers tension, but also sharp social reflections in 'A Bad Summer'. The story of a social worker caught in a moral dilemma, this film illustrates how goodness can be sucked into the vortex of personal ambitions and interests. The movie is scheduled to release on March 20, 2025 in the local market.
During a blistering summer, Mamoru Sasaki (Takumi Kitamura), a welfare worker, faces challanges that are more than just administrative tasks. He meets Aimi Hayashino (Yuumi Kawai), a single mother striving to with those in need. However, the deeper Mamoru gets involved in this case, the more complex are his choices.
According to the Times Japan, 'A Bad Summer' has received acclaims for its daring representation of the dark side of Japanese welfare system, which is usually a platform for exploitation as well as abuse of power. The movie is not just about the sufferers who are struggling with their injustices, but it also shows how pressured situations. With a rather realistic approach and characters full of power, 'A Bad Summer' is the drama that catches and shakes the audience's emotions.
The key feature of 'A Bad Summer' is not only an unexpected plot, but also an in-depth scrutiny of the characters. Jojo deftly interconnects the trio of responsibility, empathy, and hidden temptations. The movie, through the use of the camera, which is able to penetrate the emotions of summer, dominating everything so that the movie makes a deep and great impression of which, let say, is an incredible experience is intensified.
Ridden with flawless acts from Kitamura and Kawai, as well as superb narrations by Pistol Takehara and Katsuya Maiguma, 'A Bad Summer' occupies a place as one of Jojo's top works, revealing how the whiteness can transform into bitterness in a world full of manipulation. Closely observed by all the characters, one feature of this movie is also its ability to reflect social realities that are less talked about.
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