You Dance with the Summer

君が踊る、夏

Overview

Shinpei (Junpei Mizobata) dreams of being a professional cameraman and lives in Tokyo. One day, he hears that his mother has been hospitalized and returns to Kochi for the first time in five years. At the hospital, Shinpei finds out Sakura (Ayane Omori) who is the younger sister of his ex-girlfriend, has a bad disease, which no one has lived with for more than 5 years. This might be her last summer. Sakura strongly hope to dance at the Yosakoi festival, and five years ago, Shinpei made a promise to her that they would one day dance together. Sakura still remembers the promise and it also gives her the drive to live longer. Shinpei decides to dance once more at the upcoming Yosakoi festival, however. . .

Production

Toei Company, Kinoshita Komuten, Toei Video Company, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, TV Asahi, dentsu, Horipro, The Asahi Shimbun, ViViA, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Higashi Nippon Broadcasting, Hiroshima Home Television, The Niigata Television Network 21, Shizuoka Asahi Television, Ehime Asahi Television, Setonaikai Broadcasting, Toei Tokyo