The setting is a ”new” Tokyo suburb. The school is clean, well run, and the movie takes place in the five-day period before, during and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which five of the students endure while marooned in the school’s gymnasium.
Director: Shinji Sômai. AKA Typhoon Club
Writer: Yuji Kato.
Stars: Yuichi Mikami, Youki Kudoh, Tomokazu Miura, Shigeru Benibayashi, Saburô Date, Tomiko Ishii, Minori Terada, Kaori Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Matsunaga, Yuka Ohnishi, Toshinori Omi, Makoto Satô.
Cinematographer: Akihiro Itô.
Composer: Shigeaki Saegusa.
Great work, Jon! Another gem!
Wow such a great unknown movie
I remember watching this in the mid 90’s and liking it, and I think I liked it a bit more this time round, its a lot darker than I remember, but still well worth a look.
Cheers Jon
Pleasant slice of 80s Japanese school life. Unfortunately, due to certain scenes towards the end, I don’t think this one will ever get a 4K restoration like the director’s 1993 Moving
Hi
According to wikipedia the film has been restored in 4K
But yes I see what you mean. That scene seemed quite gratuitous and inappropriate