Sky High (2003)

Original title

スカイハイ 劇場版

Directed by

Ryuhei Kitamura

Genre

action film, ghost film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Mina is killed and finds herself in a supernatural realm where she must choose her fate. She becomes a fierce guardian named Izuko, tasked with judging other souls. The story shows her transformation from a passive person into a powerful fighter.

supernaturalaction-packeddarkedgyatmospherictensemelancholicmoody

What happens

Sky High (スカイハイ; also known as Skyhigh) is a Japanese supernatural action film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same title by Tsutomu Takahashi and serves as a prequel to a Japanese television drama of the same name, and starring the same actress, Yumiko Shaku. Although the film is a prequel to the series, the film was made while the series was still in production, sometime between the first and second seasons. The film had a clear effect on the direction of the second season, as evidenced in the look and style of Mina/Izuko's second season costuming—more similar to the darker, edgier look she sports in the film, as opposed to the softer, colourful, kimono-like outfit of the first season. The film reveals how the somewhat meek Mina became the heroic Izuko, as seen in the series (and the film’s action climax). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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