True Sky Blue (1992)
A middle-aged man and an elderly woman are standing in front of a large mansion. The man's name is Hiro and he is an office worker who lives with his elderly mother. Then, a truck arrives with the painter Rin in it. Hiro and Rin end up sleeping together. With his first solo exhibition approaching, Rin plans to complete his new work at Hiro's house. But one day Rin's art dealer asks whether he would like to go to New York to study if this solo exhibition becomes successful. He has an important decision to make.
Director:
Akira Shibahara
Writers:
Akira Shibahara, Kyoko Godai.
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Motomasa Ishii as Hiro |
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Yutaka Ikejima as Rin |
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Tatsurō Hibino as Magazine reporter |
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Rio Serizawa as Hiro's subordinate |
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Hiroko Fuji as Hiro's mother |
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Hiromi Hiraguchi as Hiro's boss |
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Daikei Shimizu as President Sasami, Hiro's patron |
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Ichirô Yoshioka as |
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Takeshi Osaka as |
| Directing | Akira Shibahara | Director |
| Writing | Akira Shibahara | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kyoko Godai | Screenplay |
| Camera | Satoshi Shimomoto | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Motomu Oda | Gaffer |
| Directing | Kyuhei Tsubakihara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kiyohide Otani | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Masato Nakao | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Hiromi Hirose | Assistant Gaffer |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |