Sky of Love (2007-Japan)
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- Movie: Sky of Love
- Romaji: Koizora
- Japanese: 恋空
- Director: Natsuki Imai
- Writer: Teruyo Nogami, Mika
- Producer:
- Cinematographer: Hideo Yamamoto
- Release Date: November 30, 2007
- Runtime: 129 min.
- Production Company: TBS, Toho
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
"Koizora" is a love story that was originally published on the popular cell phone site Mahou no iRando. It was authored by new writer Mika, and is based on her own experiences. The story was released in book form last October, selling more than a million copies in its first month.
The story revolves around Mika (named after the author), who falls in love with her classmate, Hiroki, upon entering high school. But over the course of the novel, she ends up suffering through many trials, such as rape, abortion, and betrayal.
Notes
- Related titles:
- Sky of Love (TBS / 2008)
Cast
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| Yui Aragaki | Haruma Miura | Keisuke Koide | Karina | Asami Usuda |
| Mika Tahara | Hiro Sakurai | Yu Fukuhara | Minako (Hiro's sister) | Saki |
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| Aoi Nakamura | Haru | Ryuji Yamamoto | Yumi Asou | George Takahashi | Yuko Asano |
| Nozomu | Aya | Hirokazu Sakurai | Akemi Sakurai | Katsuji Tahara | Yasue Tahara (Mika's mother) |
Additoinal Cast Members:
- Yosuke Asari - Nozomu
- Aki Fukada - Saori Tahara
- Kensuke Owada
Trailer
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Awards
- "Best Newcomer" (Yui Aragaki) - 2007 (50th) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 12, 2008
at Says:
Apr 25 2012 9:45 am
this movie was truly touching and beautiful
at Says:
Apr 25 2012 9:44 am
this movie was really touching and beautiful
Rtshe Says:
Apr 15 2012 8:47 pm
i ll watch it
Rtshe Says:
Apr 15 2012 8:47 pm
i hvent watched it but i gonna watch it nw i m sure 4 dat bie readin avove comment i want to see it
yesung Says:
Apr 14 2012 12:36 am
I watched this movie on APRIL 5,2012.....it's just like the other common movies that i had watched but the difference of this movie from the others is, 'sky of love' really touches your heart... and that's because, all of the cast had portrayed their character very well..... I was completely in awe of all the cast, especially Hiro and Mika....... THUMBS UP..... :)
naruto Says:
Apr 14 2012 12:26 am
it was a very touching movie... i suggest to the director to have an another season of this movie.... the reincarnation/reborn of hiro.... that will be very interesting, isn't it?
czarina Says:
Feb 17 2012 11:04 pm
i watched it since last last year if i’m not mistaken,i saved it in my flash drive but it got virused when i shared it to my classmate’s pc.. but still i find ways to saved it again in my flash drive.. i liked it very much.. the actors are great…i just fortunately found this page..yasashii haiyuu to joyuu…Ii eiga
czarina Says:
Feb 17 2012 11:03 pm
i watched it since last last year if i'm not mistaken,i saved it in my flash drive but it got virused when i shared it to my classmate's pc.. but still i find ways to saved it again in my flash drive.. i liked it very much.. the actors are great...i just fortunately found this page..yasashii haiyuu to joyuu...Ii eiga :)
mae Says:
Feb 03 2012 4:20 am
this one of the best movies ive ever watched..
its very touching and i dont now what more can i say,
good job for the storyline and it touches our hearts,
i cannot even stop crying at this moment...
the actors and actresses really did a great job
i want to crave for more even though i my hearts feels so crumple
because i was so affected i still wants to look after more good movies.
good job(*^_^*)arigato gozaimasu
사랑의 천사 Says:
Dec 26 2011 8:49 pm
나는이 이야기를 좋아하는 것 같아.
cp Says:
Nov 27 2011 1:48 am
soo love the movie very much, i cried a lot and my boardmates keep on laughing at me coz of what had happened in my eyes after crying... love.love.love hiro, soon i can find a man like you... :) but of course he'll not die...
maneki hobbang Says:
Nov 24 2011 10:23 am
out of all the first-love-facing-difficulties movies, this is one of the few that tugs at my heart every time i think of it.
swostika Says:
Nov 15 2011 6:31 pm
sky of love is amazing flim.it is a haert touching story that we want to see. i think all people should
see this flim you will surely like this.
sorliza malto Says:
Oct 09 2011 10:57 am
hero can we be friends plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..!!!? :)
when i go to japan hope to see u soon..!!
you look so handsome,cute,and a good actor..:P
sorliza malto Says:
Oct 09 2011 10:54 am
a wonderful story..!!!!!!!! but hope the leading man hero wr not get died bcouse its make my heart break, and i thought im mika which is also suffer wth him.. very like story hope hav a big break and give a part2 skylove...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the movie i felt inlove inspire and cry wth it... love it;) all my co workers also felt it too..they love watching too..
rainy Says:
Sep 30 2011 4:34 am
nak pinjam movie
Demy Says:
Sep 22 2011 9:58 am
I'm in love with this movie! It's one of the best movies ever.
Koizora forever <3
kat Says:
Sep 09 2011 9:03 pm
so much like!!!!!!!!!!
kat Says:
Sep 09 2011 9:03 pm
it was a nice romantic movie...... it showed an everlasting love.... nice.... :)
Sakura Says:
Aug 14 2011 6:15 pm
Loved this movie and the male & female lead casting <3
Acira Says:
Aug 04 2011 4:46 am
I Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyy super Loveeeeeee this Movie. . . I watched it a 1oo times. haha thumbs up
haeL Says:
Aug 03 2011 6:00 am
i super love this movie...super duper like!! :)
i cried...
so sweet...
the guy was one in a million...
is there a guy exist like hiro?...
aizt...
love it!
witchiee Says:
Jul 28 2011 9:17 am
i really really love the story,, in fact it is one of my favorite movie.. i don't care what would people say that it is crap, boring, unbelievable, etc. but it have sense in a way how it touched others including me.. i watch i over and over and did not get tired of watching it.. i also love the characters especially MIKA and HIRo.. hiro is so very cute and mika as well.. their tandem is very cute.. i hope they will make another movie together and this time it will not make us cry instead make us happy and inspired, and no one will die at the end of the story.. i want a happy ending love story for them.. there's a chemistry between of them.. ♥♥♥ i love mika and hiro..
Chrissy Says:
May 01 2011 2:19 pm
I'm INLOVE with this movie ♥ I watched the movie and the series, and I wouldnt mind watching it over and over.
Its not a good movie, but an AMAZING one ♥
aya Says:
Apr 30 2011 11:12 am
haruma was a very strong,handsome japanese boy.he is a very good actor.he is funny sute strong handsome.this movie makes me strong with loving someone.i love haruma miura.i want to see him in personal.hehe
shone Says:
Apr 17 2011 2:18 am
i love it.............♥♥♥it made me cry......
i dont expect it that ki will cry but this story is so touching..........
the girl love the boy even if they separate...............
how sweet?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥<3♥♥♥
baboo Says:
Dec 03 2010 4:20 pm
hmm, very pretty actors and cinematography, but the storyline was crap. maybe it was the author of the novel's fault, who knows. I thought it was so fast-paced everything that happened came off as absurd and ridiculous. I got bored midway and stopped watching.
Yui Says:
Nov 12 2010 3:41 am
This is one tear jerking movie!! I thought it was just another stereotypical japanese movie, but it made me cry my eyes out!! Rating: 8/10 :)
Himawari Says:
Oct 19 2010 12:22 pm
I love this movie, one of my favorit
Untouching. Says:
Sep 05 2010 2:23 am
rating: 3/10
Seriously?
What was so good about it?
The love didn't convince me at all.
At the beginning, they're just desperate teenagers.
I couldn't bring myself to finish the movie.
It's just so....boring.
You ppl who say that this story is touching, you guys haven't seen deeper real stuff. And for those who say that it's related to them: you guys life are not that sad.
rhea alfanta Says:
Jul 15 2010 9:18 am
Da?!?!simple!it's a very nyc and touching story...but sad to say,,I hate the ending!why do Hiro died???but over all,,,u really made me cry....:,(if im gonna rate u,,it will be 99.9%/100%!!!!!
YmiNgo Says:
Jul 10 2010 3:28 am
I watched this 3 times and I still cried all 3 times T^T best movie ever
Ruatfela Says:
Jul 06 2010 8:15 am
Maki looks so cute....... i like the movie...it was touching.
aini trah Says:
Jun 14 2010 9:58 pm
OMG.!!! this movie is so touching...and it make me cry...and
i love this movie sOooooooooo..........MUCH.
patrick petran Says:
May 17 2010 7:33 pm
very very beautiful..........^_^ she is very very cute n hiro is nice hair
Cathrina ;) Says:
May 04 2010 7:54 am
BEST MOVIE EVER! <3
clang Says:
Mar 27 2010 7:38 am
i really like the movie its very unique
tk3 Says:
Mar 17 2010 12:27 am
im deeply inlove with this drama! i cried, i laugh; and i smile! haha :)
meil Says:
Feb 17 2010 1:43 am
i am his avid fan...^_^ go hiro!!!!!!
donline Says:
Jan 25 2010 11:19 pm
whattaaaa!!!!!!!!sad but lovable story!!!!!it's one of my unfor
mei Says:
Sep 20 2009 7:25 am
damn. this movie was so amazing!!! I LOVE IT!!
Carlos Says:
Aug 14 2009 11:12 pm
OMG LOVED this movie. It was awesome, somewhat predictable but still awesome acting delivery and the plot was awesome, especially the beginning plot :)
Meiri Says:
Aug 11 2009 4:19 pm
This movie was quite nice. I loved it! <3 Such a touching and lovely story with great actors. Yui and Miura fit the roles perfectly.
It was actually pretty shocking to find out how much this movie was so much like my life, in a way. But of course, there were a lot of differences but I was just surprised. (O . O) Mika is a lot like me, so i can relate to her.
Great movie! Worth a watch, definitely. I don't know why some of you don't like it, really. Because it's a really well-done movie. But all of you have different opinions, so that's good to know. :)
9.5/10
Ntsebo Says:
Jul 18 2009 12:42 pm
Haruma-Kun!!!!!
This Movie Is One Of The Best I've Ever Seen.
It Made Me Cry Sooo Much!
It Was Lovely To See Haruma-kun in his Pure Element
Beautiful Acting!!!!
paula Says:
Jul 15 2009 2:21 am
it is a great story !!! It is the first drama that makes my eyes cry a lot !!! it has a touching story and a great love story !!! the cast of this movie is so good !!! Especially Miura Haruma !!!
aniSzy Says:
Jun 25 2009 12:43 pm
miura haruma so kawaii!!!!!!!!!!!! i love him 4ever!!!!!!!!!!!
yui aragaki cute too!!!!!!!!!
this movie i dedicated to my sister mien!!!!!!!!!
she likes this movie n yui aragaki!!!!!!
don't angry mien!!!!!!!
mien likes haruma -san actually!!!!!
Misa Says:
May 29 2009 12:11 am
i watched this because of Haruma Miura. and he's really a great actor; he's got many different roles..
he's never been the comic character, but he's been in a variety like 14 sai no Haha, Bloody Monday, Binbo Danshi, and Gokusen 3, etc. i dont know much about Yui Aragaki, but she's pretty good at acting too from her previous discography. as for this story, i kept forgetting that it was a movie because it was moving fast. and i normally do not like sad stories. so i was thinking to myself "if i were to watch the drama, i'd probably hate that i was consumed in a longer 'sad love story'". so i was pretty glad that it was moving along quickly. it was sad. and i cant believe a guy like that could ever exist.. he seemed so mature, and gentle, but his image and past of having an ex was weird.. like, how'd he and his ex breakup? how did this charming guy really not love his ex? it was just weird.. and he sees Mika and gives her a try and "fate" matched their personalities together? haha, it was cute but impossible.. anyways, why does it say two different actors played Nozomu? was it a different guy when it showed them as university students? o.o?
reyna Says:
Apr 10 2009 10:45 pm
who say's it was not a touching movie? duhh? its really great .. i really love it .. it burst me in tears!!!!
Yen Says:
Mar 20 2009 10:57 am
I love this movie so much..still like the dramas story better but the actors of these are cuter except for mika (yui).
If the actors of the movie would have played the drama (+ mika from the drama)it would have been perfect...
Ki Says:
Feb 11 2009 5:26 am
Warning: If you are averse to ultra-sweet love stories, “Sky of Love” may be hazardous to your health (think uncontrollable laughter all the way to the urge of upchucking your lunch). The film is based on a super popular mobile phone story that had a reported audience of 11 million Japanese readers. If true, I can just imagine all the packed Tokyo subway trains filled with commuters crying into their mobile phones while reading Koizora. Scary thought indeed.
In “Sky of Love” high schooler Mika has yet to encounter true love. She runs into Hiro, a rebel with white hair, during class break but is of put off by his unusual demeanor. Mika then loses her cellphone only to find it again with all her contacts deleted. Then a mysterious person calls her daily, serenading her with his witty observations. This does the trick and Mika is floored by this mysterious person. Finally, the person on the other end of the phone asks to meet Mika in person.
The next day Mika is shocked to learn the guy calling her daily is the punkish white hair kid she ran into earlier. Yet, it doesn’t take long before they become a couple and more. Tragedy soon strikes when Mika is raped by three guys, hired by Hiro’s ex girlfriend. This tragedy only strengthens Mika & Hiro’s bond and makes their relationship that much stronger. Then a few months later, Mika becomes pregnant with Hiro’s child. The teenage couple decides to have the baby and ask their parents to accept their marriage. But, things turn for the worse again when Mika has a miscarriage.
The next semester, Hiro inexplicably gives the cold shoulder to Mika. Mika even finds Hiro kissing another girl at a house party. When Mika confronts Hiro about his recent behavior, Hiro tells her that he wants to break up. The devastated Mika then wallows in isolated pity until she comes across nice guy Yu Fukuhara. Mika slowly opens up to Yu as they become closer. Before there relationship has a chance to develop further, Mika uncovers a startling secret about her first boyfriend Hiro.
“Sky of Love” starts out better than expected. Topics like rape and pregnancy are not what you normally expect in a saccharin sweet jun’ai pic, which works in the movie’s favor. But, with the episodic nature of the original cell phone novel, the movie then quickly devolves into choppy chapter like segments riddled with every single cliche from its genre.
By the time the big secret is revealed towards the end of the film, most viewers will likely find that they just don’t care. During one particularly excruciating scene, I could only guess that there was a laundry bag of stinky socks placed under the hospital bed to make those parents produce such classic expressions of grief.
The film does feature two likable leads; Yui Aragaki and Haruma Miura. Yui Aragaki having impressed this reviewer in “Tokyo Serendipity,” does what she can to make the script passable for non-diabetics. Haruma Miura, burdened with a ludicrous blond mane and way too much makeup, still gives enough of a performance to make teen girl’s heart flutter in glee. Visually, the film has the look of a daytime drama rather than a feature length film. This is likely due to director Natsuki Imai, having previously directed many popular Japanese television dramas like “Midnight Sun” and “Orange Days.”
For this reviewer at least, the end credits just couldn’t come soon enough. The film feels a lot longer than its runtime and literally moves in slow motion during its lengthy middle portion. What starts out as a promising “All About Lilly Chou-Chou” like film, degenerates quickly into a heap of ultra-sweet sentimental crud. If your craving a genuinely touching jun’ai pic you have a lot to choose from. Recent films like “Heavenly Forest,” “Tokyo Serendipity,” and “Rainbow Song” are all worthwhile and infinitely more enjoyable than “Sky of Love.” Now, excuse me while I go barf.
hana Says:
Feb 09 2009 4:28 pm
honestly i agree. this movie kinda sucked for me. i had really high expectations and i wouldn't compare it to lily chou chou. that movie had way better acting and more soul to it and the stories are nothing alike other than the rape part which is done more depressing in Lily. anyways my friend and i made fun of this movie for 2 weeks so at least i got a good laugh.
tnutz Says:
Jan 31 2009 2:12 pm
i personally think yui should at least shed some tears in those potential touching scenes.. i dunno wat actually happened in real life.. but cancer for a teenager? it'll take at least 20 years to develop tumor and turn into malignancy.. unless it's leukemia.. (scratch scratch my head..)
anyhow i think it's an above average movie. good music. good story. decent acting. 4.3/5.0
zyha Says:
Dec 23 2008 11:37 am
this movie was fantastic.i cry over it.the cast played it very well.
although it is just a movie n sometimes it doesnt makes sense but it really teach u a lesson if u really in to it.
love is priceless.i learn to be devoted to someone i love bcause life was too short.
btw,well done!
i would rate 9/10
i actually prefer hiro to live
but that doesnt make a sad story, isnt it
i love this movie ;DD
Leara Says:
Dec 12 2008 2:41 pm
This movie was amazing.
It was very touching and had a very nice plot too it.
I highly reccomend this movie too anybody who loves romance movies.
10/10
Jo Says:
Nov 29 2008 5:05 am
It's a dumb movie.. sorry. Hahah. My friend said it would be good, and all.. but it was boring, rly. And doesn't rly make sense. Very draggy.
lil gun Says:
Nov 17 2008 8:01 pm
Crap to the max... there's no "power of love" that can help u find a missing person... and how can u even have sex in the library? won't anyone see that?? ;)
RamenLover Says:
Oct 08 2008 2:20 am
For what its worth I thought this movie was utter crap. "Sky of Love" is basically Shunji Iwai's "All About Lily Chou-Chou" redone in a slick package but without any of the heart. I wanted to puke multiple times throughout this one.
crystal Says:
Oct 08 2008 12:58 am
omg dis is like one of the most touching movies i ever watched! it left me groping for the tissue box! i couldnt stop watching it once i started. the cast were all really very good. i wanna read the book..
era Says:
Oct 04 2008 9:46 am
she's cute
he's cuter
som Says:
Sep 27 2008 6:34 pm
i just watched this and i can say its the most amazing touching movie i have ever watched i really like it left me crying my eyes out i love it :( 10/10!!
cAth Says:
Sep 24 2008 10:25 pm
the movie is amazing,it so touching .i've cried many times
my gosh i did'nt imagine that theirs a movie like that.
i love it so much♥♥♥
Mikan Says:
Sep 23 2008 6:21 am
The phone miki is using in the movie, where can I get it in singapore? Which brand?
john reg Says:
Sep 22 2008 4:33 am
maganda po ang istorya
Teddy Says:
Sep 08 2008 10:31 am
The movie was fantastic... I love the story line it was good... It was so sad and make me cry... I wish the ending Mika and Hiro can be together until the end of thier life n they got child together... Why Hiro must die....
vdudettev Says:
Sep 01 2008 5:44 pm
do you know where we could get the book???
i really want to read the book...
Lee Says:
Aug 22 2008 10:02 am
It is a nice movie.. I can say that I can relate to it and understand it well. Even though it'a quite predictable, it still makes you crave for more. The actors have good chemistry and did really well, especially the leads. All the stuff that may seem a bit exaggerated to happen in real life, but it's all quite possible. And to the author of the novel, I commend her. It left an imprint inside me that very few movies have and I am extremely impressed.
Rei Says:
Jul 06 2008 10:50 am
The movie is amazing, it is really a sad but touching story. Some may think that the story line is like any other or "cheesy" but really, even if you thought that, once you started watching it, you would've already started to sniffle a little bit. The characters in the movie really amazed me as well because all of the cast had portrayed their character well especially Muira Haruma. Over all rating : 4.9/5 !!!