Movies like The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

“The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022) is a 2020s Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy that stages a moralized time-travel premise. It centers adolescent wish-seeking against a priced supernatural mechanism and uses tactile production design and high-contrast-chiaroscuro lighting. The film demonstrates how tactile fabrication converts nostalgic yearning into tangible ethical stakes for adolescents.”