This Country’s Sky

Overview

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.

Cast

Fumi Nikaido

Satoko

Hiroki Hasegawa

Ichikawa

Youki Kudoh

Satoko's mother

Yasuko Tomita

Go Riju

Koichi Ueda

Renji Ishibashi

Eiji Okuda

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