Blue Sky (1989) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1989 · 61 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Takahisa Zeze

Starring

Kiyomi Itō, Shirō Shimomoto, Hiroyuki Hakamada, Takeshi Itō, Masahiro Sugiyama, Sayoko Nakajima

Traveling across Japan in a cramped campervan, three strangers head for Tokyo, Hamamatsu and Kyoto. Their journey follows Momo, a young woman once part of the notorious “21 Faces of Kaijin” gang linked to the historic Glico‑Morinaga food‑poisoning scandal. The film weaves this true‑event narrative with inventive touches, notably incorporating an authentic tape recording from the incident.