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Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
Directed by Kitarô Kôsaka
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Pepe Benengeli is a second-class cyclist, only there to support the star member of the team. This summer he is participating in the Tour of Spain, which passes through the streets of his hometown of Andalusia. In a coincidence, his brother and ex-girlfriend are getting married on the same day as the climax of the race. Pepe, who left his hometown after suffering a breakdown, is determined to achieve something special on this day.
Length 47 minutes
Actors
Yo Oizumi | Eiko Koike | Minoru Hirano | Aikou Ogata | Hiroaki Hirata | Yoshisada Sakaguchi | Mitsumasa Daigo | Yuushi Sato | Masahiko Tanaka | Rintarou Nishi | Seiji Sasaki | Hideaki Ishii | Akiko Takeguchi | Kazuaki Ito | Watanabe Kanji | Masaru Aoyama | Sayaka Aida | Takashi Kondo | Kurita Kei | Yuko Kaida | Kotomi Yamakawa | Shinichi Hatori | Toshio Kakei | Kohara Masakazu | Masatoshi Ichikawa | Sawada Fuyuki | Norio Murata
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31/2025 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Didn’t quite connect with this story bc it drops you right into the middle of the bike race then proceeds to tell the story leading up to it. Very slice of life stuff. Since I checked it out at Hoopla I may give it another spin now that I know how it plays out. Hoopla is pretty great for anime since it’s a SD presentation.
Mad House who produced the anime really has nailed the Studio Ghibli aesthetic, which had me smirking given all the recent controversy surrounding the Ghibli A.I. bullshit. Until the end credits I thought this might be a Ghibli production only to learn it is by one of the Ghibli art directors, Kitaro Kosaka, who worked on Princess Mononoke, which I watched earlier this evening!
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