The Nearest Place to the Sky (1994)
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...
Director:
Shôji Kôkami
Writer:
Shôji Kôkami
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as Shuntaro Kitagawa |
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Mayumi Hasegawa as |
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Junko Maya as |
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Akaji Maro as |
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Ken'ichi Ishii as |
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Masanori Irie as |
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Ei Takami as |
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Ren Osugi as |
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Haruhiko Saito as |
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Hiromi Iwasaki as |
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Takeshi Toshishige as |
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Tomokazu Miura as |
| Directing | Shôji Kôkami | Director |
| Directing | Masaki Hamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Shôji Kôkami | Screenplay |
| Camera | Motokichi Hasegawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bun Itakura | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Toyohiko Kanazawa | Music Producer |
| Art | Osamu Sasaki | Art Direction |
| Sound | Soichi Inoue | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kiyohiko Moriya | Gaffer |
| Editing | Hirohide Abe | Editor |