The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Door into Summer
Science Fiction · Drama · 2021
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.
Movie details
The Door into Summer
“An adventure spanning 30 years starts now.”
2021 Science Fiction · Drama 1h 58m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Door into Summer?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Takahiro Miki
Written by
Tomoe Kanno
Kento Yamazaki
Soichiro Takakura
Kaya Kiyohara
Matsushita Riko
Naohito Fujiki
Humanoid Robot
Natsuna Watanabe
Shirashi Rin
Hidekazu Mashima
Matsushita Kazuhito
Taizo Harada
Sato Taro
Rin Takanashi
Sato Midori
Court is in session
Put The Door into Summer on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.