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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue poster
Original title
夜空はいつでも最高密度の青色だ
Directed by
Yuya Ishii
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
15
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman who works as a night nurse and a construction worker who is losing his eyesight meet in Tokyo. They form a tentative connection as they navigate their loneliness and the city around them.

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What happens

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) is a 2017 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Yuya Ishii. It is based on a book of poetry of the same name written by Tahi Saihate and published in 2016. The film premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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