Izumi arrives in high school as a diving champion and causes a sensation. At the same moment a meteorite strike in the forest triggers an epidemic. Expressionist aesthetics and sci-fi spirit blend into maverick director Sogo Ishii’s dream-like vision.

Director: Gakuryû Ishii
Writer: Gakuryû Ishii
Stars: Rena Komine, Shinsuke Aoki, Reiko Matsuo
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I am not a professional video editor but I wanted to present this great film to Western audiences (and others), so I hope this upscale is good enough to serve that purpose. Here's hoping we get a proper remastered blu-ray or even 4K someday.
Subtitles were taken from this version:    • August in the Water (1995) - Full Mov...  

Source: Japanese DVD
Rip: Lossless DVD Rip
Upscale: 1080p AI Upscale
Codec: Apple ProRes 422 HQ
Render: 4K 29.97 H.265 128,000kbps
Translation: Kiyo Joo & Quaisnord
Subtitles: Lord Retsudo