Into the Faraway Sky

Aug 18, 2007

2h 25m

★ 7.0

Overview

A vast wheat field, a straight road that has no end, a sky without a single building in sight – this is a town in the country where time comfortably passes by. But this former paradise is now being stirred up by a fight amongst its people over constructing an airport. This is a tale of three young people exploring youth and friendship as they reach out into the sky.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

Rumble Fish

Second Sight

GAGA Communications

Into the Faraway Sky Trailers

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Cast

Ryusuke

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Hiharu

Suzuka Ohgo

Kohei

Yuma Sasano

Fumiyo Kohinata

Sawa Suzuki

Sawako

Ayumi Ito

Keishi Nagatsuka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Admiral Smith

Chang Chen

Renji Ishibashi

Michi

Shinobu Ôtake

Mr. Kusonoki

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