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The Nearest Place to the Sky

19940.0 / 10102 min
Drama

Overview

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...

Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Shuntaro Kitagawa

Mayumi Hasegawa

Mayumi Hasegawa

Junko Maya

Junko Maya

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Ken'ichi Ishii

Ken'ichi Ishii

Masanori Irie

Masanori Irie

Ei Takami

Ei Takami

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Haruhiko Saitô

Haruhiko Saitô

Hiromi Iwasaki

Hiromi Iwasaki

Takeshi Toshishige

Takeshi Toshishige

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Crew

Motokichi Hasegawa

Motokichi Hasegawa

Director of Photography

Shôji Kôkami

Shôji Kôkami

Director

Osamu Sasaki

Osamu Sasaki

Art Direction

Hirohide Abe

Hirohide Abe

Editor

Toyohiko Kanazawa

Toyohiko Kanazawa

Music Producer

Bun Itakura

Bun Itakura

Original Music Composer

Masaki Hamamoto

Masaki Hamamoto

Assistant Director

Soichi Inoue

Soichi Inoue

Sound Recordist

Kiyohiko Moriya

Kiyohiko Moriya

Gaffer

Shôji Kôkami

Shôji Kôkami

Screenplay