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Release Date:
October 12, 1987
Original Title:
ゴンドラ
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
OM Production Co., Ltd.
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 112
Ryo works as a window washer for high-rise buildings in Tokyo, spending his days suspended in the air on a gondola by himself. Inside one of these apartments, 11-year-old Kagari lives with her neglecting mother and plays with her two pet birds. One day, Kagari finds one of the birds injured and Ryo, who happens to be washing her window outside, takes her to the veterinary hospital, ushering in an unlikely friendship and journey of self-discovery.
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Director:
Chisyo Ito
Director of Photography:
Toshihiko Uryu
Editor:
Shuichi Kakesu
Lighting Technician:
Sho Watanabe
Original Music Composer:
Satoshi Yoshida
Producer:
Mayako Sadasue
Sound Director:
Noriyoshi Matsuura
Sound Effects Editor:
Yasuyuki Konno
Writer:
Chisyo Ito
Yashi Natsume
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