Tokyo Heaven (Japanese: 東京上空いらっしゃいませ, Hepburn: Tōkyō jōkū irasshaimase, lit. Welcome to Tokyo) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Shinji Sōmai.[1] It stars Kiichi Nakai and Riho Makise, marking the latter's debut film appearance.[2]
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| Kanji | 東京上空いらっしゃいませ | ||||
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| Directed by | Shinji Sōmai | ||||
| Written by | Yuhei Enoki | ||||
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Running time | 109 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Premise edit
Yuu Kamiya, a young model, is killed in a traffic accident. Her death is covered up by Shirayuki, an executive in the modeling business. In heaven, Yuu is given the chance to return to earth on the condition that she cannot come in contact with anyone who knows that she has died. She decides to start her life over from scratch, becoming romantically involved with her former manager Fumio Amemiya, but things go awry when Shirayuki announces her death and plans a memorial service for her.
Cast edit
- Kiichi Nakai as Fumio Amemiya
- Riho Makise as Yuu Kamiya
- Shōfukutei Tsurube II as Shirayuki
Home media edit
In August 2021, the film was released on Blu-ray in Japan.[3]
References edit
- ^ "東京上空いらっしゃいませ". Kinema Junpo. 1990. p. 160.
東京上空いらっしゃいませ相米慎二監督作品 [...] 相米慎二が新作を撮った。 [...]
- ^ "牧瀬里穂さん、おしゃれな着物姿が話題！大先輩にもらった一着など、私服公開". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "牧瀬里穂×相米慎二『東京上空いらっしゃいませ』が初ブルーレイ化". CinemaToday.jp (in Japanese). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
External links edit
- Tokyo Heaven at IMDb
