The Door into Summer
2021 1h 58m movie Film Japan

The Door into Summer

夏への扉

“An adventure spanning 30 years starts now.”

Synopsis

夏への扉

“An adventure spanning 30 years starts now.”

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Door into Summer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From TOHO

Science Fiction + Drama in Japan

93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Door into Summer itself).

The 2020–2022 Japan Window

In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, The Door into Summer sits at #412 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #1

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  2. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #2

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Romantic Killer
    #3

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  4. Police in a Pod
    #4

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  5. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  6. SPY x FAMILY
    #6

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  7. Chainsaw Man
    #7

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #8

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including The Door into Summer. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.

The 4277th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

27
Reviews
47th
Review-volume percentile
54th
Popularity percentile

27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
27
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,720 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #397 of 566 (top 70%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTOHO, Aniplex
Runtime1h 58m
Release DateJune 25, 2021
IMDbtt13757540
Official Sitenatsu-eno-tobira.com

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