Sanrizuka: The Sky of May

Sanrizuka: The Sky of May

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 28, 1977

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

三里塚 五月の空 里のかよい路

Production Companies

Ogawa Productions

Director

Shinsuke Ogawa

Description

In the mid-1970s, protests were waning across Japan after the Red Army scandal of Asama Cottage. In Sanrizuka, people were weary of the violence and the airport was well under construction. As for Ogawa Productions, they invited criticism by pulling out and moving to a quiet village in northern Japan. But when protesters back in Sanrizuka erected a tall tower at the end of one runway, they sent a crew to document what happened. This became the final film of the Sanrizuka Series.