Midsummer's Earth(1991)
A summery youth movie about love and beach volleyball, adapted by Yuhei Enoki from an original draft by Osamu Murakami. Starring Kenichiro Kikuchi and Eri Fukatsu.
Movie: Midsummer's Earth
Top 6 Billed Cast
Minoru Wada
Yuko Hashimoto
Junkei Oi
Tetsuo Takayama
Aiko Hashimoto
Hitomi Maruyama
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A summery youth movie about love and beach volleyball, adapted by Yuhei Enoki from an original draft by Osamu Murakami. Starring Kenichiro Kikuchi and Eri Fukatsu.
Release Date
1991-06-01
Average
8
Rating:
4.0 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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