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This Country’s Sky

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.

2015 |2h 10m |  Drama

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Cast

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Fumi Nikaido

Satoko

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Hiroki Hasegawa

Ichikawa

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Youki Kudoh

Satoko's mother

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Yasuko Tomita

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Go Riju

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Koichi Ueda

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Renji Ishibashi

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Eiji Okuda

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

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