This Country's Sky (2015)
In suburban Tokyo in 1945, years of war and concentrated air raids by US forces have left the city in tatters and the population poor, tired, and hungry. The 19-year-old Satoko and her mother bide their time working nominal jobs and trying to stave off hunger. A displaced aunt turns up looking for shelter, but she is just another hungry mouth to feed. Satoko is becoming a woman and is drawn to the only eligible man in the neighborhood. This is a decidedly quiet film that focuses on a single character and her survival in dire circumstances in the spring of her life.
Director:
Haruhiko Arai
Writer:
Haruhiko Arai
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Fumi Nikaido as Satoko |
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Hiroki Hasegawa as Ichikawa |
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Youki Kudoh as Satoko's mother |
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Yasuko Tomita as |
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Go Riju as |
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Koichi Ueda as |
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Renji Ishibashi as |
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Eiji Okuda as |
| Directing | Haruhiko Arai | Director |
| Writing | Haruhiko Arai | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yuichi Takai | Novel |
| Production | Akira Morishige | Producer |
| Production | Yosuke Mori | Production Manager |
| Editing | Chieko Suzaki | Editor |
| Lighting | Minoru Kawai | Gaffer |
| Art | Toshiyuki Matsumiya | Production Design |
| Sound | Yasumasa Terui | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Takashi Tanaka | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Fumio Nomoto | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Itsuro Shimoda | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Takahiko Kondo | Line Producer |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects |
| Art | Masahiko Miki | Set Decoration |
