The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price.
2022 | 83m | Japanese
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Tomohisa Taguchi |
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| Writer: | Tomohisa Taguchi, Mei Hachimoku |
| Staring: |
| Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 2022 |
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| Director: | Tomohisa Taguchi |
| Writer: | Tomohisa Taguchi, Mei Hachimoku |
| Genres: | Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | adolescence, legend, time travel, supernatural, high school, tragedy, coming of age, school, tunnel, seinen, anime, japanese high school, time manipulation, based on light novel |
| Production Companies | Sotsu, Kansai Television, Pony Canyon, Shogakukan, STUDIO MAUSU, CLAP |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $872,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 28, 2025 Entered: Sep 28, 2025 |
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/EhPu7arYYYo.jpg)
![HIDIVE Trailer 2 [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/9biNIkmFhDw.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ouji Suzuka | Kaoru Tōno (voice) |
| Marie Iitoyo | Anzu Hanashiro (voice) |
| Tasuku Hatanaka | Shōhei Kaga (voice) |
| Arisa Komiya | Koharu Kawasaki (voice) |
| Haruka Terui | Ms. Hamamoto (voice) |
| Rikiya Koyama | Kaoru's Father (voice) |
| Seiran Kobayashi | Karen Tōno (voice) |
| Chiko Mizumori | (voice) |
| Hiroto Kazuki | (voice) |
| Taiki Kurokawa | (voice) |
| Kaori Maeda | (voice) |
| Kazuki Miyagi | (voice) |
| Kikunosuke Toya | (voice) |
| Kumiko Nakane | (voice) |
| Mai Kanazawa | (voice) |
| Misono Suzuki | (voice) |
| Miyu Tomita | (voice) |
| Ryosuke Shukutani | (voice) |
| Saima Nakano | (voice) |
| Sayaka Ohara | (voice) |
| Yuuki Shin | (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Katsutoshi Nakamura | Key Animation |
| Takayoshi Hayashi | Key Animation |
| Kaoru Sekiya | 3D Tracking Layout, 3D Modeller |
| Ryota Goto | Background Designer |
| Ayano Okamoto | Background Designer |
| Takashi Yanagida | Compositing Artist |
| Mina Kobayashi | Compositing Artist |
| eill | Theme Song Performance, Songs |
| Masashi Takayashiki | 3D Artist |
| Saki Yamada | Key Animation |
| Tomomi Yabuki | Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation |
| Kazumi Inadome | Key Animation, Prop Designer |
| Saori Goda | Color Designer |
| Takumi Hoshina | Director of Photography |
| Masaaki Fujita | Music Producer, Music Director |
| Kunio Katsuki | Key Animation |
| Takeo Shutou | Key Animation |
| Daiki Nagata | Key Animation |
| Reiko Okamura | Key Animation |
| Yuuki Hatakeyama | Art Direction |
| Yasuhisa Kato | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Michio Hasegawa | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Junichi Arai | Online Editor |
| Tomohisa Taguchi | Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Screenplay |
| Tomonari Tokuhisa | Sound Mixer |
| Masashi Uoyama | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Kanako Maru | Key Animation |
| Sho Yamamoto | Key Animation |
| Yuu Kato | Key Animation |
| Miho Kawasaki | Key Animation |
| Daiki Kuribayashi | Background Designer |
| Atsushi Yokoyama | Background Designer |
| Yoshie Ito | Compositing Artist |
| Chen Changjuan | Compositing Artist |
| Nanaha Kawaguchi | 2D Artist |
| Kotomi Hirayama | 3D Artist |
| Mei Hachimoku | Novel |
| Kanji Miyake | Second Unit Director |
| Eiko Tsunado | Art Designer |
| Rie Sakurai | Online Editor |
| Ryoichiro Matsuo | Development Producer |
| Tsukasa Saito | CGI Director |
| Kazutaka Ozaki | Key Animation |
| Seiji Tachikawa | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Tomoyuki Kitamura | Key Animation |
| Akihiro Izumi | Key Animation |
| Kenji Terao | Animation Director |
| Kazuo Takigawa | Key Animation |
| Risa Shinada | 3D Tracking Layout |
| Junki Nakata | Background Designer |
| Hisashi Matsumukou | Compositing Artist |
| Masanobu Tsuchiya | Compositing Artist |
| Naoya Goto | 3D Artist |
| Eriko Matsuo | Additional Production Assistant |
| KUKKA | Character Designer |
| Satoki Iida | Sound Director |
| Harumi Fuuki | Original Music Composer |
| Akinori Mishima | Editor |
| Yuuichi Furuichi | Special Effects |
| Kaori Yamada | Sound Effects |
| Yusuke Kawabe | Key Animation |
| Nobuo Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Aya Nasuno | Key Animation |
| Mitsuaki Hori | Key Animation |
| Hisato Tatsuta | 3D Modeller |
| Takumi Hashimoto | Background Designer |
| Yuki Umino | Background Designer |
| Ryoga Nakashima | Compositing Artist |
| Xu Youru | Compositing Artist |
| Yohei Kadoaki | 2D Artist |
| Yuto Nasu | 3D Artist |
| Shingo Nishikawa | Other |
| Taiga Yanai | Additional Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Naoki Koyama | Producer |
| Nao Matsumura | Producer |
| Kazunari Okuma | Executive Producer |
| Nobumasa Sawabe | Executive Producer |
| Etsushi Ogawa | Executive Producer |
| Reiko Sasaki | Producer |
| Taisuke Shikama | Producer |
| Hideyuki Nanba | Executive Producer |
| Hirofumi Ito | Executive Producer |
| Masayo Kudo | Producer |
| Ryosuke Naya | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 53 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 37 | 153 | 17 |
| 2024 | 11 | 204 | 359 | 111 |
| 2024 | 12 | 110 | 150 | 86 |
| 2025 | 1 | 88 | 114 | 68 |
| 2025 | 2 | 60 | 94 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 653 | 798 |
This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anythi ... ng you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the real world. Kaoro is determined to get his younger (and frankly rather annoyingly enthusiastic) sister back; Anzu to discover the secrets of her grandfather's manga writing so she can excel. The two meet at a railway station, attend the same school and gradually bond - discovering and exploring this mysterious tunnel and ultimately questioning just what they really want from life. The narrative does mingle a careful what you wish for aspect with a grass is always greener one - and the story is quite effective when it dwells on that scenario. Sadly, though, there is just a little bit too much baggage around the characterisations, a touch too much teenage angst and though the animation is quite watchable, the story is over-stretched. It's a nice to watch film, with a pleasing score, but it's not especially original or memorable, I'm afraid.