This Country's Sky

2015 2h 10m JA

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5.4

MID

★5.4TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fumi Nikaido
Satoko
Hiroki Hasegawa
Ichikawa
Youki Kudoh
Satoko's mother
Yasuko Tomita
Go Riju
Koichi Ueda
Renji Ishibashi
Eiji Okuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruhiko Arai
Writers: Haruhiko Arai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Itsuro Shimoda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa and Youki Kudoh carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4102728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Haruhiko Arai directs. Itsuro Shimoda scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Itsuro Shimoda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa and Youki Kudoh carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4102728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.