On Summer Sand

On Summer Sand (2025) is a drama film directed by Shinya Tamada rated 8.3/10.

This story begins with a protagonist whose sense of time has halted due to the grief of losing his son, now abandoned by his wife, and his sudden cohabitation with his 17-year-old niece left behind by his sister. A man who has lost love, a woman who has renounced love, and a girl who knows nothing of love... As they confront their respective pains, their journey of discovering faint sprouts of hope in hearts as parched as summer sand is depicted—a poignant yet tender masterpiece where sorrow and warmth intertwine.

Cast

Joe Odagiri

Osamu Koura

Akari Takaishi

Yuko Kawakami

Takako Matsu

Keiko Koura

Naotaro Moriyama

Kohei Jinno

Fumiya Takahashi

Tateyama Kotaro

Yukiko Shinohara

Shigeko Jinno

Hikari Mitsushima

Asako Kawakami

Ken Mitsuishi

Takanobu Mochida