Tokyo Heaven

Tokyo Heaven
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	東京上空いらっしゃいませ
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Tōkyō jōkū irasshaimase
Directed by	Shinji Sōmai
Written by	Yuhei Enoki
Produced by	Masahiro Yasuda Yoshiyuki Unno
Starring	Kiichi Nakai Riho Makise
Cinematography	Yuzo Inagaki
Edited by	Yoshio Kitazawa
Music by	Hidetoshi Nonaka
Production companies	Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Directors Company Shochiku Daiichi Kogyo
Release date	June 9, 1990 (1990-06-09) (Japan)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Tokyo Heaven (Japanese: 東京上空いらっしゃいませ, Hepburn: Tōkyō jōkū irasshaimase; lit. Welcome to the Sky Above Tokyo) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Shinji Sōmai. It stars Kiichi Nakai and Riho Makise, marking the latter's debut film appearance.

Premise

Yuu Kamiya, a young model, is killed in a traffic accident. Her death is covered up by Shirayuki, an executive in the modeling business. In heaven, Yuu is given the chance to return to earth on the condition that she cannot come in contact with anyone who knows that she has died. She decides to start her life over from scratch, becoming romantically involved with her former manager Fumio Amemiya, but things go awry when Shirayuki announces her death and plans a memorial service for her.

Cast

• Kiichi Nakai as Fumio Amemiya
• Riho Makise as Yuu Kamiya
• Shōfukutei Tsurube II as Shirayuki

Home media

In August 2021, the film was released on Blu-ray in Japan.

References

External links

• Tokyo Heaven at IMDb