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Release Date:
September 12, 2015
Original Title:
天空の蜂
Alternate Titles:
Tenkû no hachi
Genres:
Thriller
Production Companies:
Office Crescendo
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
TW: 輔12級
Runtime: 138
Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media all receive a fax. The fax contains a threat that if the nuclear power plant is not taken offline the helicopter will be dropped. 8 hours is given as the deadline. Making the situation even more dire, a young child is in the helicopter.
Art Direction:
Naoki Soma
Assistant Director:
Yoshiaki Tago
Costume Design:
Masae Miyamoto
Director:
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Director of Photography:
Satoru Karasawa
Lighting Technician:
Masahiro Kimura
Music Producer:
Hideoki Mogi
Novel:
Keigo Higashino
Original Music Composer:
Richard Pryn
Screenplay:
Ichiro Kusuno
Sound Effects:
Masaya Kitada
Sound Recordist:
Yasushi Tanaka
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