Sky High (2003 film)

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Sky High
Directed by	Ryuhei Kitamura
Screenplay by	Isao Kiriyama
Based on	Skyhigh by Tsutomu Takahashi
Starring	Yumiko Shaku Takao Osawa Shosuke Tanihara Eihi Shiina Kanae Uotani
Music by	Nobuhiko Morino
Distributed by	Amuse Inc.
Release date	March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Sky High (スカイハイ, also known as Skyhigh) is a Japanese supernatural action film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same title by Tsutomu Takahashi and serves as a prequel to a Japanese television drama of the same name, and starring the same actress, Yumiko Shaku.

Although the film is a prequel to the series, the film was made while the series was still in production, sometime between the first and second seasons. The film had a clear effect on the direction of the second season, as evidenced in the look and style of Mina/Izuko's second season costuming—more similar to the darker, edgier look she sports in the film,^[1] as opposed to the softer, colourful, kimono-like outfit of the first season.^[2][3] The film reveals how the somewhat meek Mina became the heroic Izuko, as seen in the series (and the film’s action climax).^[4][5]