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Released 17 years ago.
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Heaven's Door
2009 1h 46m JA
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Synopsis
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A young man Tomoya Nagase and a girl Mayuko Fukuda both learn that they have an untreatable illness and are nearing death. When one reveals that they have never been to the ocean, they embark on a comical adventure to see the sea.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Tomoya Nagase
Masato Aoyama
Mayuko Fukuda
Harumi Shiraishi
Keishi Nagatsuka
Kokubo
Koji Ohkura
Adachi
Soko Wada
Mikoshiba
Masaya Kikawada
Kishitani
Min Tanaka
Henmi
Tomokazu Miura
Hasegawa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Arias
- Writers
- Thomas Jahn, Til Schweiger, Mika Ohmori
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Plaid. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mutsumi Takemiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tomoya Nagase and Mayuko Fukuda and Keishi Nagatsuka carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1173947 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 11 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Arias directs. Plaid scores. Mutsumi Takemiya cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Original score by Plaid. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 3Editor Mutsumi Takemiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Tomoya Nagase and Mayuko Fukuda and Keishi Nagatsuka carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt1173947 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 11 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Plaid
- Editing
- Mutsumi Takemiya
- Runtime
- 106 min Β· 1h 46m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Michael Arias
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- HO
Hoax Films
Fuji Television Network
JP
J Storm
JP
Asmik Ace Entertainment
JP
Key crew
- Visual EffectsShinji Ohagi
- Public RelationsKayo Yoshida
- Post Production ProducerKenichi Nakayama
- Post Production ProducerManabu Shinoda
- Executive ProducerChihiro Kameyama
- Executive ProducerJulie K. Fujishima
- Executive ProducerMasao Teshima
- Associate ProducerTil Schweiger
- EditorMutsumi Takemiya
- Costume Designerηζ³ε©δΎε
- GafferYuichiro Makanae
- Sound RecordistHiroshi Ishigai
- DecoratorMitsuse Matsuda
- VFX SupervisorShinji Ohagi
- Special Effects SupervisorShinji Ohagi
- Assistant DirectorToru Yamamoto
- Production ManagerAsuka Matoba
- ProducerMitsuru Uda
- ProducerHarafuji Kazuteru
- ProducerDaisuke Sekiguchi
- Line ProducerYusuke Wakabayashi
- CastingTsuyoshi Sugino
- Theme Song PerformanceAngela Aki
- Color DesignerJun Takada
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-02-07
Also known as
International titles
- γγγ³γΊγ»γγ’οΌ2009JP
