2 Films & TV Shows Set In Aomori Prefecture

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  The Place Promised in Our Early Days

  Tokyo Prefecture Hokkaido Prefecture Aomori Prefecture The 1990s

  Against all odds, a promise will be kept. — In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.

  Released in 2004 • 91 minutes
• White-Collar Worker Kintaro

  Tokyo Prefecture Aomori Prefecture

  Kintaro is a reformed delinquent, the former leader of a biker gang who has gone straight. Working at a construction company, his unorthodox tactics cause trouble with his colleagues. He is transferred to a tiny countryside branch, where he butts heads with his lazy superior until the two men discover a plot by the competition to put the construction company out of bussiness. With the help of his old biker friends, Kintaro prepares to confront the masterminds behind the scheme.

  Released in 1999 • 110 minutes