Natsu E No Tunnel- Sayonara - No Deguchi

Some stories grab you by the heart, squeeze hard, and refuse to let go long after the credits roll. Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi (The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes) is precisely that kind of film.

Every second Kaoru spends inside is a second of his high school life—his friendships, his remaining family, his chance with Anzu—vanishing forever. The film’s greatest strength is how it visualizes . We all have a "tunnel" we want to run into: a past mistake we’d do anything to undo, a person we’d give anything to see again. But this story warns us that the past is a jealous lover. It will take everything you have left. The Heart: Anzu Hanashiro While Kaoru is the driver, Anzu is the soul. An outcast due to a visible scar on her face and a painfully blunt personality, she has built walls around herself that rival Kaoru’s. Her art—manga panels filled with surreal, floating figures—is her own tunnel. Natsu e no Tunnel- Sayonara no Deguchi

Rating: 9/10 Best watched on: A rainy evening, with tissues nearby. Some stories grab you by the heart, squeeze