This Country’s Sky (この国の空) 9 years old

Set in Tokyo, Japan near the end of World War II. 19-year-old Satoko (Fumi Nikaido) lives with her mother (Youki Kudoh) and her aunt. The war is turning more grave. Even though Satoko is near the age to get married, she can't even think of marriage due to the unstable situation. Satoko then begins to communicate with her neighbor, Ichikawa (Hiroki Hasegawa). He has avoided military service due to failing his physical test. As Satoko communicates with Ichikawa, she begins to awake as a woman.

Credits

This Country’s Sky Cast

Name Character
Gô Rijû He was 53, now 62 years old
Eiji Okuda He was 65, now 74 years old
Renji Ishibashi He was 73, now 83 years old
Hiroki Hasegawa He was 38, now 47 years old as Ichikawa
Youki Kudoh She was 44, now 53 years old as Satoko's mother
Kôichi Ueda He was 74, now 83 years old
Fumi Nikaidō She was 20, now 30 years old as Satoko

This Country’s Sky Crew

Name Department
Haruhiko Arai as Director. He was 68 (now 77) years old Directing
Haruhiko Arai as Screenplay. He was 68 (now 77) years old Writing
This Country’s Sky poster
This Country’s Sky (9 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 01, 2015
  • Runtime: 130 minutes