Koizora (film)
| Sky of Love | |
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Promotional Poster for the film.
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| Directed by | Natsuki Imai |
| Produced by | Kazuya Kamana Masayuki Morigawa Jun Nasuda |
| Written by | Mutsuki Watanabe (Screenplay) Mika (Novel) |
| Starring |
Yui Aragaki Haruma Miura Keisuke Koide |
| Music by | Shin Kouno |
| Cinematography | Hideo Watanabe |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Release date
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November 3, 2007 |
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Running time
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129 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$36,684,020 |
Koizora (恋空 Koizora?, lit: Sky of Love) is a 2007 film based on a cell phone novel of the same name. The film is directed by Natsuki Imai and it stars Yui Aragaki and Haruma Miura.
Koizora debuted at the Japanese box office on 3 November 2007. It grossed a total of US$36,684,020 in both Japanese and international box offices.
During her freshman year in high school, Mika Tahara loses her cell phone, but later finds it in the school library with the help of an unknown caller. Throughout the summer, Mika and the mysterious caller continue to communicate, and agree to meet each other once school starts again. The caller turns out to be Hiro, a delinquent-like boy that Mika is initially afraid of, who shows proof of his identity as the caller with a photo of the sky on his cellular phone.
From her friends and through her first sexual encounter with Hiro, Mika learns that he had a girlfriend named Saki. Although Hiro reassures her that he broke up with her, Saki, who still is in love with Hiro, holds a vendetta against Mika and hires a group of men to rape her. The horrific encounter ends with Hiro and his older sister Minako punishing both the men and Saki, but Mika continues to be harassed at school when Saki spreads rumors about her. Hiro protects Mika from all of the bullying advances, but she assures him that she's not frightened from being with him.
Mika later becomes pregnant after she and Hiro consummate in the school library. Hiro is thrilled by the news and both of them gain Hiro's parents' permission to raise the child together, although Mika's parents disapprove of the action. Despite this, Mika is determined to have the baby. After an altercation with Saki, the baby's birth ends in a miscarriage. Despaired, Mika and Hiro build a grave for their baby and promise each other to come visit the memorial yearly on the day of the baby's death.
Shortly after their second year in high school begins, Hiro begins to distance himself from Mika and breaks up with her. Although hurt, Mika meets a college student named Yū at a gōkon, who becomes sympathetic to her situation. The two date, and Yū even prevents Mika's parents from divorcing. On the day of the baby's death, Mika finds Hiro visiting the grave as per their promise. The next year, she continues to move on from Hiro; however, on the day of the baby's death, Mika finds Nozomu at the grave. Nozomu reveals Hiro's illness, and that he was asked by Hiro himself to watch over Mika.
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