The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

Set in Tokyo, this drama follows the chance encounters between two lonely individuals struggling with their existence. Mika balances her time between working as a nurse and entertaining customers at a girls' bar, while Shinji earns a living as a construction worker and is blind in one eye. Both characters deal with isolation and shared anxieties regarding poverty, death, and loneliness, hoping that their recurring meetings might help them overcome a sense of fatalism.

The film was written and directed by Yuya Ishii, marking his second feature following The Great Passage. The lead roles are played by Shizuka Ishibashi and Sosuke Ikematsu, with a supporting cast that includes Ryuhei Matsuda, Mikako Ichikawa, Tetsushi Tanaka, and Ryo Sato. Production was handled by several companies, including Pony Canyon and TV Tokyo.

Audience reception for the movie has been generally positive. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.5 based on 879 votes, while on TMDB, it has a slightly higher score of 6.7 from 26 votes.