The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
	Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Yuya Ishii
Screenplay by	Yuya Ishii
Based on	Tahi Saihate [ja]
Starring	Shizuka Ishibashi; Sosuke Ikematsu; Tetsushi Tanaka; Ryuhei Matsuda; Paul Magsalin; Mikako Ichikawa; Ryo Sato (actor) [ja]; Takahiro Miura
Cinematography	Yoichi Kamakari
Edited by	Shinichi Fushima [ja]
Music by	Takashi Watanabe
Production; companies	Little More [ja]; Film-Makers
Distributed by	Tokyo Theatres
Release date	February 13, 2017 (Berlin International Film Festival);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (Japanese: 夜空はいつでも最高密度の青色だ, Hepburn: Yozora wa itsu demo saikō mitsudo no aoiro da)^[1] is a 2017 Japanese romantic drama^[2] film directed by Yuya Ishii.^[3] It is based on a book of poetry of the same name written by Tahi Saihate and published in 2016.^[4]^[5]

The film premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.^[3]^[1]

Plot

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue follows the relationship between two young adults, half-blind construction worker Shinji^[2] and nurse-cum-bartender Mika.^[3]

Cast

Shizuka Ishibashi as Mika
Sosuke Ikematsu as Shinji^[1]
Tetsushi Tanaka
Ryuhei Matsuda
Paul Magsalin
Mikako Ichikawa
Ryo Sato
Takahiro Miura

Music

The soundtrack features the song "New World" by The Mirraz [ja].^[6]

Reception

Reviewing the film after its showing at the Berlin Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter's Deborah Young called The Tokyo Night Sky... "an earnest, at times poetic, drama about teen alienation".^[3] Writing for the South China Morning Post, James Marsh said the film "sets itself apart from more commercial romantic fare", but observed that "the narrative seems reluctant to bring its protagonists company".^[2]

Mark Schilling, reviewing the film for The Japan Times, found that the movie's "realism... and poetic love story, with coincidence piled on incredible coincidence, make for an ungainly fit", also noting that "the dialogue, much of which seems to have been lifted from Saihate's work, often sounds like nothing anyone would actually say".^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue". Japan Society. July 14, 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Marsh, James (December 12, 2017). "Film review: Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue – Yuya Ishii and poet Tahi Saihate collaborate for raw youth drama". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Young, Deborah (February 13, 2017). "'The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Schilling, Mark (May 10, 2017). "A love story that's overly dense with prose". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ Tahi, Art Sightama 2020 ARTIST SAIHATE. "SAIHATE Tahi-ARTIST｜Art Sightama 2020". Art Sightama 2020. Retrieved 2023-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "ミイラズ「NEW WORLD」が石井裕也監督最新作『映画夜空はいつでも最高密度の青色だ』エンディング曲に起用決定！". The Mirraz (in Japanese). December 27, 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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[japan-society-1] "The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue". Japan Society. July 14, 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[scmp-marsh-2] Marsh, James (December 12, 2017). "Film review: Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue – Yuya Ishii and poet Tahi Saihate collaborate for raw youth drama". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[thr-young-review-3] Young, Deborah (February 13, 2017). "'The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[japan-times-schilling-4] Schilling, Mark (May 10, 2017). "A love story that's overly dense with prose". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[5] Tahi, Art Sightama 2020 ARTIST SAIHATE. "SAIHATE Tahi-ARTIST｜Art Sightama 2020". Art Sightama 2020. Retrieved 2023-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[mirraz-6] "ミイラズ「NEW WORLD」が石井裕也監督最新作『映画夜空はいつでも最高密度の青色だ』エンディング曲に起用決定！". The Mirraz (in Japanese). December 27, 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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