Dear Summer Sister (1972)

Overview: 14-year-old Sunaoko travels from Tokyo to Naha, Okinawa, with her father’s young fiancée Momoko in search of her half-brother whom she has never met. Their guide, a beer-guzzling ex-soldier, takes them to the locale’s tourist attractions, quickly delving into the underlying scars of the island’s wartime history.

Starring: Hiromi Kurita, Shôji Ishibashi, Lily, Hōsei Komatsu

Categories: Drama