Kitagawa, a top salesman with an impressive record, is hiding a dark secret—he borrowed the 9 million yen of his record from loan sharks. One day, while being pursued by the Yakuza, he escapes to a rooftop where he unexpectedly meets a mysterious elderly woman and an office worker. Soon, the rooftop transforms into a serene escape, as they find themselves playing nostalgic childhood games like "Kick the Can" and "Red Light, Green Light." But beneath the surface, all three of them are hiding a significant secret...
Unfortunately the movie The Nearest Place to the Sky is not yet available on HBO Max.
Camera | Motokichi Hasegawa | Director of Photography |
Directing | Shôji Kôkami | Director |
Art | Osamu Sasaki | Art Direction |
Editing | Hirohide Abe | Editor |
Sound | Toyohiko Kanazawa | Music Producer |
Sound | Bun Itakura | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Masaki Hamamoto | Assistant Director |
Sound | Soichi Inoue | Sound Recordist |
Lighting | Kiyohiko Moriya | Gaffer |
Writing | Shôji Kôkami | Screenplay |