Takumi Kitamura is in the cast of the film “A Bad Summer”. The film is based on the 2017 novel “Warui Natsu” by Tamehito Somei and directed by Hideo Jojo (Takumi Kitamura). In “A Bad Summer,” Takumi Kitamura plays the shy civil servant Sasaki. His personality leads him to get involved in a crime. Meanwhile, the first trailer has been added to AsianWiki.

“A Bad Summer” will be released on March 20, 2025 in Japan.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Sasaki (Takumi Kitamura) is a sincere civil servant who works at the city hall. Due to his shy personality, he cannot properly handle mean people, including a single mother about to abandon her own child, another official who pressures him to have a physical relationship, and a person who unfairly receives social benefits. His passivity leads him to be drawn into a terrible crime.