Summer of Fossil Leaves
木の葉化石の夏
Synopsis
Rintarou hides breaking his father's fossil, befriends Toshi, and embarks on riverbank adventures in Yatabe's student film.
One summer day, Rintarou accidentally breaks a Japanese maple leaf fossil treasured by his father. Feeling guilty, he cannot bring himself to tell his father. While at the riverbank looking for fossils, Rintarou meets a boy named Toshi, and their days of adventure begins. The film was made by Touko Yatabe for her graduate project at Musashino Art University.
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