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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

Can loneliness be experienced together?

20176.81h 48m

Overview

Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.

Directed by Yuya Ishii
Written by Tahi Saihate, Yuya Ishii
Produced by Takatoshi Aruga, Goka Kimitaka, Tomoo Tsuchii
Box Office0Revenue: $60K

Top Cast

Shizuka Ishibashi

Shizuka Ishibashi

Mika

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Shinji

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Tomoyuki

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Mika's Mother

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Iwashita

Ryo Sato

Ryo Sato

Rei

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Makita

Y

Yoshimi Nozaki

Ryoko

P

Paul Magsalin

Andres

N

Natsuki Satou

Mika's Younger Sister

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Themes & Keywords

japanromancetokyo, japanlove interestyoung lovechance meeting2010srelationshipsencounters

About The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of japan, romance, tokyo, japan, love interest, young love, chance meeting. Directed by Yuya Ishii, it stars Shizuka Ishibashi, Sosuke Ikematsu, Ryuhei Matsuda. Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.

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