Way of Blue Sky Review

Reader Comments

1. Hayamada 03/06/2006 @ 5:01am

   You convinced me Todd, I’m gonna buy this R2J soon

2. Todd 03/06/2006 @ 9:03am

   Yeah, it’s really good but stay away from the Hong Kong disc. I can only assume that the Japanese disc will be far superior because I can’t imagine the JApanese releasing something this poorly ...

3. GoldLeader 03/06/2006 @ 1:04pm

   There are some streaming trailers for the film Way of Blue Sky / Aozora no Yukue at the Japanese website. Thanks for the review. I’ve also been curious about this film.

   Aozora no Yukue broadband short trailer (streaming Windows Media)

   Aozora no Yukue narrowband short trailer (streaming Windows Media)

   Aozora no Yukue broadband long trailer (streaming Windows Media)

   Aozora no Yukue narrowband long trailer (streaming Windows Media)

   Aozora no Yukue official website

4. GoldLeader 07/14/2006 @ 5:02pm

   Just watched the Japanese disc today.

   The picture on the R2 disc looked pretty good to me, though I’ve got an analog 25 inch TV, so don’t know if I’d notice any problems.

   An enjoyable laid back flick. At times it felt like there were maybe a few too many characters to keep track of, but I liked the themes of loss, friendship, and forging new bonds that were presented. Glad that I picked this up.

   Mei Kurokawa was definitely the cutest actress in the movie.

5. Katsurina 07/16/2006 @ 4:20pm

   Unfortunately I bought the Hong Kong version before I read this review. I was very disappointed when I popped the DVD in to be visually presented such, for a lack of a better term, crap. I AM NOT BAD MOUTHING THE MOVIE. I loved it. ^__^ But I hated the quality of the movie… I think I sustained long-term damage from watching it. I cannot begin to explain the number of times I paused the movie to adjust the colour/detail/tint/etc. values. (-_-"") I’m going to return the movie and try to find the Japanese version. Oh for the love of movies, the DVD quality was just soo bad. Until I read this review, I thought it was only me. Thank you Todd for posting this review. My eyes will need a good week to heal but my mind is at rest thanks to you, Todd. =)

6. nina 12/07/2006 @ 8:03pm

   i like this movie. it really tells alot about japanese teenagers these days. the casts were very cute, and takuya nakayama played the role very well. but still i didn’t get the story very much. too much roles on this movie made me abit confused to recognized them one by one, especially for the girls, most of them had the same haircut! one thing i keep thinking untill now, who was the girl Masaki’s loved? Is that Hayami, Suzuki, Ichida, Haruna, or even the takahashi girl?

7. Jaajabinki 03/28/2007 @ 11:59pm

   i really like Takahashi, not only the actor and actress but also like the Theme Songs. if anybody have this theme song please send to me at the MSN [removed]
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   Thank you very much

   this movie is the one of my favorite movie

   it make me love Japan very much....

   Jaa,
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