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The Land Beyond the Starry Sky

The Land Beyond the Starry Sky

20218.51h 33m

Overview

When Akio Mori is almost hit by a truck, his friend Makoto Ozaki does everything he can to save him. Since then, Akio has been having the strangest and most recurring dream of a beautiful girl appearing before him. He has been having this dream for two months, and the girl's identity has always been a mystery until now. Noticing the girl from his dreams passing by him in real life, Akio is shocked when she runs up to him, hugs him, and suddenly disappears. Completely perplexed by the experience, Akio returns home, but instead of finding comfort, he is forced to face an abrupt truth when, walking to his house, he sees a photograph of his funeral on display. Realizing for the first time that he did not survive the accident from which he believed Ozaki saved him, Akio decides that the only thing he can do is ask his best friend for help.

Directed by Kazuya Konaka
Written by Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Kazuya Konaka
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Top Cast

Ouji Suzuka

Ouji Suzuka

Akio Mori

Shiori Akita

Shiori Akita

Risa Sakaguchi

Yusuke Sato

Yusuke Sato

Makoto Ozaki

Narimi Arimori

Narimi Arimori

Kyoko (Risa's mother)

Rikka Ihara

Rikka Ihara

Kokoro Hirasawa

Kokoro Hirasawa

Mayu Takahashi

Mayu Takahashi

Takuji Kawakubo

Takuji Kawakubo

About The Land Beyond the Starry Sky

The Land Beyond the Starry Sky is a fantasy film released in 2021. Directed by Kazuya Konaka, it stars Ouji Suzuka, Shiori Akita, Yusuke Sato. When Akio Mori is almost hit by a truck, his friend Makoto Ozaki does everything he can to save him. Since then, Akio has been having the strangest and most recurring dream of a beautiful girl appearing before him. He has been having this dream for two months, and the girl's identity has always been a mystery until now. Noticing the girl from his dreams passing by him in real life, Akio is shocked when she runs up to him, hugs him, and suddenly disappears. Completely perplexed by the experience, Akio returns home, but instead of finding comfort, he is forced to face an abrupt truth when, walking to his house, he sees a photograph of his funeral on display. Realizing for the first time that he did not survive the accident from which he believed Ozaki saved him, Akio decides that the only thing he can do is ask his best friend for help.

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