Tokyo Heaven Explained

Tokyo Heaven
Native Name:	Kanji: 東京上空いらっしゃいませ Revhep: Tōkyō jōkū irasshaimase
Director:	Shinji Sōmai
Runtime:	109 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Shinji Sōmai.^[1] It stars Kiichi Nakai and Riho Makise, marking the latter's debut film appearance.^[2]

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 1990. 東京上空いらっしゃいませ. Kinema Junpo. 160. 東京上空いらっしゃいませ相米慎二監督作品 [...] 相米慎二が新作を撮った。 [...].
2. Web site: 牧瀬里穂さん、おしゃれな着物姿が話題！大先輩にもらった一着など、私服公開. 30 September 2022. Yahoo! Japan. ja. 12 January 2023.
3. Web site: 牧瀬里穂×相米慎二『東京上空いらっしゃいませ』が初ブルーレイ化. 27 August 2021. CinemaToday.jp. ja. 12 January 2023.