夏への扉 / The Door Into Summer

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Title

夏への扉 / The Door Into Summer

Description

Note: This film contains either ephebophilia or hebephilia (I am currently unable to find a source specifing the character's ages), sexual content, sexual violence, and suicidal imagery.

An adaptation of the 1975 manga of the same name by Keiko Takemiya, this early shōnen-ai (an early term for the now more frequently used boys' love) is a coming-of-age period film set at an academy in France. It follows Marion and his group of friends during their summer break at their school and their experiences with doomed or unreciprocated loves.

One of Marion’s friends, Claude, pines to be with him, but his feelings are unreciprocated. Unable to cope with the rejection and overcome with self-loathing, Claude commits suicide.

Source

Director: Mori Masaki
Year: 1981
Country: Japan
Gender and Sexuality: Gay
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Drama, romance
Type: Explicit, feature, yaoi

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BWNkGBbJarI

Files

Citation

“夏への扉 / The Door Into Summer,” Queer Animation, accessed June 14, 2025, https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/53.