Kanata (Konoha NOGISHI) and her younger sister Sumire (Nonoka IKEDA) have been living apart since their parents' divorce. Kanata is having trouble adjusting to her new school and is spending her summer holiday helping her mother run her snack bar. When Kanata's mother suggests that she go to her grandmother's house for a final summer holiday memory, Kanata heads into the countryside. Once there, Kanata cannot hide her annoyance at the innocent Sumire who bubbles with enthusiasm for the time they will spend together but a trip with Sumire in search of fireflies, which are not supposed to appear during the summer, forces the lonely teen out of her shell.
[Source: Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]
Yuka IBAYASHI sets her feature directorial debut in her home prefecture of Toyama. The Wonder of a Summer Day had its world premiere at this year's 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March and is scheduled for a pre-release in Toyama's J Max Theater on June 24, 2022 with a Roadshow on July 9 at K's Cinema, Shinjuku.
