new cinema from asia
The Sky Crawlers
Oshii Mamoru
Japan, 2008, 122', Swiss Premiere
The movie
As he lands on his newly assigned base, Yuichi has lost his memory. Apart from piloting, he only remembers that he is a Kildren – a group of young people who fight to preserve their status of teenagers eternally. As a love story begins between him and the commander Suito, the troop has to confront the fleet of the diabolic Teacher in an intense aerial fight. After recovering his memory, Yuichi will discover with stupor what binds him to the other characters… After Ghost in the Shell and its sequel Innocence which have consecrated his international fame, Mamoru Oshii comes back with an adaptation of a Japonese literary series created by Hiroshi Mori. It is Japanese animation at the top of its art.
World Sales :
Elle Driver
cast :
Shosuke Tanihara, Chiaki Kuriyama, Rinko Kikuchi
Crew :
- Scriptwriter : Chihiro Ito
- Editor : Junichi Uematsu
- Music : Kenji Kawai
- Cinematographer : Hisashi Ezura
