Blue Sky
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Blue Sky

9.0 / 10 1989 1h 1mNR Japanese
Drama

Storyline

A road movie about three persons traveling in a campervan on their way to Tokyo, Hamamatsu, and Kyoto. The film is based on the story of the heroine, a young girl named Momo, who was a member of the "21 Faces of Kaijin" gang involved in the Glico Morinaga Incident, and the film's ideas are remarkable, including the use of a tape recording of the actual incident.

Cast & Crew

SN

Sayoko Nakajima

Momo

Lead
Takeshi Itō

Takeshi Itō

Jintan

Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Kiyomi Itō

Kiyomi Itō

Akemi

MK

Minehiko Kobayashi

TK

Tomofumi Kose

AM

Awaji Mabuse

HH

Hiroyuki Hakamada

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takahisa Zeze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Blue Sky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker