Annecy Prize-Winning Anime ‘The Tunnel To Summer, The Exit Of Goodbyes’ To Get U.S. Theatrical Release From Hidive And IFC Films

AMC Networks’ anime-dedicated streaming service Hidive is teaming with IFC Films to host a limited U.S. theatrical run for The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes, which won Annecy’s Paul Grimault Award earlier this summer.

Tickets for the romantic fantasy feature will be available on the film’s U.S. website starting Tuesday, October 10, along with a list of all the locations where the film will play. Screenings will begin on November 3 in Japanese with English subtitles and English dubbed.

Hidive and IFC Films will also host a panel featuring the voice actors of the English dub during New York Comic Con.

Film details:

• The Tunnel to Summer is adapted from Mei Hachimoku’s eponymous manga. The film version was written and directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, who also oversaw character design. The film’s animation directors were Seiji Tachikawa, Tomomi Yabuki, Toruo Hasegawa, and Yasuhisa Kato. Yuki Hatakeyama was art director, and Tsukasa Saito was cg director.
• Pony Canyon produced the film; Clap Animation Studio handled animation.
• Official synopsis: “Kaoru Tono heard a rumor: The laws of space and time mean nothing to the Urashima Tunnel. If you find it, walk through, and you’ll find your heart’s desire on the other side…in exchange for years of your own life. One night, Kaoru just so happens to find himself standing in front of a tunnel that looks suspiciously like the one the rumor describes. He finds himself thinking of Karen, the sister he lost in an accident five years ago. To Kaoru’s surprise, he’s been followed by the new transfer student Anzu Hanashiro, who promises to help him experiment with the mysterious tunnel—but what does she want from Kaoru in exchange? And what will he have left to give after the tunnel’s done with him?”