A Boy's Summer in 1945
2002, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Kuroki.
In the final days of World War II, a 15-year-old boy grappling with survivor's guilt watches a rural Japanese community quietly fracture under the heavy emotional tolls of war.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 14 December 2002
- Original title
- 美しい夏キリシマ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masataka Matsuda, Kazuo Kuroki
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A Boy's Summer in 1945 runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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A Boy's Summer in 1945 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 December 2002. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Boy's Summer in 1945?
A Boy's Summer in 1945 (2002) was directed by Kazuo Kuroki and stars Tasuku Emoto, Yoshio Harada, Tokie Hidari.