Manatsu no Chikyū
# Manatsu no Chikyū

Manatsu no Chikyū (真夏の地球, literally "Earth in Midsummer") is a 1991 Japanese youth drama film directed by Osamu Murakami. It was released in Japan on June 1, 1991.

## Cast

* Kikuchi Kenichirō [ja]
* Eri Fukatsu
* Michitaka Tsutsui [ja]
* Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi [ja]
* Kiwako Harada [ja]
* Toshiyuki Nagashima

## Reception

At the 1st Japan Film Professional Awards, it won the award for best film and Osamu Murakami won the award for best director. At the 15th Japan Academy Prize, Yoshiyuki Okuhara [ja] was nominated for Best Film Editing.

