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2003 Certificate 15
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Yumiko Shaku (who made a big splash in 'Princess Blade') stars as Izuko, the Gatekeeper at the "Gate Of Hatred"; a portal that stands at the netherworld which separates this world from the afterlife. She gives three choices to the dead (who are either victims of an accident or a murder) who visit her: to abandon their hatred .. Read more

Starring Yumiko Shaku, Takao Osawa, Shosuke Tanihara
Director Ryuhei Kitamura
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Sky High

Yumiko Shaku (who made a big splash in 'Princess Blade') stars as Izuko, the Gatekeeper at the "Gate Of Hatred"; a portal that stands at the netherworld which separates this world from the afterlife. She gives three choices to the dead (who are either victims of an accident or a murder) who visit her: to abandon their hatred and reach the eternal paradise; to haunt the world of the alive as a ghost; or to avenge themselves and go straight down to Hell...

Starring Yumiko Shaku, Takao Osawa, Shosuke Tanihara
Director Ryuhei Kitamura
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 25 Jul 2005
Production year: 2003
Format DVD

Sky High (2003)

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  • You couldn't ask for more from an action film.

    • Impact
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Earth bound.

    Sky High certainly opens promisingly, the first act brings with it some powerful images. Sadly the rest of the movie appears happy to move at a very slow pace and though interesting themes are certainly raised they are themes we have explored time and time again. Life after death, redemption, revenge, reincarnation, that kind of thing.

    The film ambles along as the cast sit and contemplate their future, it isn't until the final act that the film makers attempt to step it up a gear, Sky High resorts to fantasy swordplay and martial arts in order to restore interest. At first the action is fleeting and uninspiring but things certainly do improve in the final act, though the action lacks the flow, style and flair of recent martial arts movies.

    It's all pretty watchable stuff but if the sky is the limit then this is a movie that rarely leaves the ground.

    Promising stuff for fantasy movie fans, but ultimately very average.

      • adiw from Leicestershire
      • Posted 31 Jul 2005 20:33

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  • 5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not for people with no japanes skills

    The 2nd DVD in this series has no subtitles ands only one soundtrack. Disappointed. Hopefully DVD1 will have the subbed version on there. Didn't last ten minutes till it was back in th e postbox.

      • Anonymous from On the coast dear
      • Posted 28 Jan 2005 unknown

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