The Nearest Place to the Sky

The Nearest Place to the Sky (1994)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1994-10-15
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Third Stage
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Shôji Kôkami

Summary

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...

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  • Hidetaka Yoshioka

    as Shuntaro Kitagawa
  • Mayumi Hasegawa

    as
  • Junko Maya

    as
  • Akaji Maro

    as
  • Ken'ichi Ishii

    as
  • Masanori Irie

    as
  • Ei Takami

    as
  • Ren Osugi

    as
  • Haruhiko Saitô

    as
  • Hiromi Iwasaki

    as
  • Takeshi Toshishige

    as
  • Tomokazu Miura

    as
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

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