Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

Live off the land and recharge.

Genres: Drama

Counries: Japan

Companies: Shochiku, Robot Communications, dentsu, GYAO, Kodansha, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Active Cine Club

Runtime: 111 minutes

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.