The Phantom of August

Overview

Mamoru works as an illustrator in Tokyo. He and his girlfriend decide to visit his hometown of Onomichi. It is a bitter-sweet homecoming, for Mamoru has not been home in eight years. Upon his return, he experiences flashbacks of his ex-girlfriend, who died eight years ago. Feeling a sense of vulnerability, he visits the temple that he used to frequent in the past. There he sees a vision of Megumi, his ex-girlfriend...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 7, 2002

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Atsuko Rukawa,Kenji Mizuhashi,Saori Yagi,So Yamanaka,Kanji Tsuda,Nao Omori,Rinko Kikuchi,Kasumi Nakane

Director

Kosuke Suzuki

Writer

Yuriko Takeda

Music

Koji Endo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0897420