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This Country’s Sky (2015)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 10M

Director : Haruhiko Arai
Writer : Haruhiko Arai

Synopsis

Set in Tokyo, Japan near the end of World War II. 19-year-old Satoko (Fumi Nikaido) lives with her mother (Youki Kudoh) and her aunt. The war is turning more grave. Even though Satoko is near the age to get married, she can't even think of marriage due to the unstable situation. Satoko then begins to communicate with her neighbor, Ichikawa (Hiroki Hasegawa). He has avoided military service due to failing his physical test. As Satoko communicates with Ichikawa, she begins to awake as a woman.

Actors

Fumi Nikaido
Fumi Nikaido
Satoko
Hiroki Hasegawa
Hiroki Hasegawa
Ichikawa
Youki Kudoh
Youki Kudoh
Satoko's mother
Yasuko Tomita
Yasuko Tomita
Go Riju
Go Riju
Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Eiji Okuda
Eiji Okuda

Crews

Haruhiko Arai
Haruhiko Arai
Director
Haruhiko Arai
Haruhiko Arai
Screenplay
Yûichi Takai
Yûichi Takai
Novel
Akira Morishige
Akira Morishige
Producer

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