The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky_
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people — a depressed housewife, her high-school-aged lover, and his best friend, who is struggling to provide for himself and his senile grandmother — whose intersecting lives yield both sorrow and a fragile, yet enduring, hope for a brighter future. (TIFF)
Starring
Kento Nagayama, Tomoko Tabata, Mieko Harada
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky was released 14 years ago in 2012.
Overview
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people — a dep...
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky is a Drama, Romance film with a runtime of 2h 22m.
CAST (14)
Kento Nagayama
Takumi
Tomoko Tabata
Anzu
Mieko Harada
Midwife
Takahiro Miura
Fukuda
Masataka Kubota
Ena Koshino
Nana
Rie Minemura
Machiko
MT
Miharu Tanaka
Aki Kajiwara
Gin Pun Chou
Yoh Yoshida
Takashi Yamanaka
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Runa Endo
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What is The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky about?
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people — a depressed housewife, her high-school-aged lover, and his best friend, who is struggling to provide for himself and his senile grandmother — whose intersecting lives yield both sorrow and a fragile, yet enduring, hope for a brighter future. (TIFF)
How long is The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky?
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky has a runtime of 142 minutes (2h 22m).
Who stars in The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky?
The cast of The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky includes Kento Nagayama, Tomoko Tabata, Mieko Harada, Takahiro Miura, Masataka Kubota.
What is the rating of The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky?
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 based on 20 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Romance