Kono natsu no hoshi o miru
Catching The Stars of This Summer
(c)2025 Catching The Stars of This Summer Film Partners
(c)2025 Catching The Stars of This Summer Film Partners
- Release Date
- July, 4th, 2025
- Running Time
- 126 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Subtitle
- ,
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
- MATSUI Toshiyuki ── Supervising Producer
- SHIMADA Kaoru ── Producer
[ Cast ]
- SAKURADA Hiyori ── TANIMOTO Asa
- NAKANO Arisa ── SASANO Madoka
- KUROKAWA Soya ── ANDO Mahiro
[ Staff ]
- FLARE CREATORS ── Development by
- TSUJIMURA Mizuki (originally published by KADOKAWA CORPORATION) ── Original Story
- MORINO Mash ── Screenplay
- SUGA Yusuke ── Cinematography
- TAKITA Ryuichi ── Editor
- KUMAGAI Kaho ── Editor
- haruka nakamura ── Music
[ Production Company ]
Catching The Stars of This Summer Film Partners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOEI
[ Story ]
Adaptation of Tsujimura Mizuki's same-named novel that marks the commercial feature film debut for director Yamamoto Kan. Vivid portrayal of high schoolers who lost their youth to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, Ibaraki high schooler Asa (Sakurada Hiyori) wants to reclaim her lost summer and decides to hold the Catch a Star Contest, an online stargazing competition. Tokyo junior high schooler Mahiro (Kurokawa Soya) gets roped into joining the event by a classmate. In Goto, Nagasaki, Madoka (Nakano Arisa) struggles with her family's tourism business and new encounters lead her to gaze up at the sky.
[ Official Site ]
https://www.konohoshi-movie.jp
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2025 Kaohsiung Film Festival
2025 International Film Festival of India
[ Contact (International) ]
TOEI COMPANY, LTD.
International Sales & Acquisitions
2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8108
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.toei.co.jp/en



