In the mid-1970s, protests were waning across Japan after the Red Army scandal of Asama Cottage. In Sanrizuka, people were weary of the violence and the airport was well under construction. As for Ogawa Productions, they invited criticism by pulling out and moving to a quiet village in northern Japan. But when protesters back in Sanrizuka erected a tall tower at the end of one runway, they sent a crew to document what happened. This became the final film of the Sanrizuka Series.
January 28, 1977
Released
三里塚 五月の空 里のかよい路
1h 21min
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Japanese
Part of
Includes: The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka, Sanrizuka: The Three Day War, Winter in Sanrizuka, Sanrizuka: Peasants of the Second Fortress, Sanrizuka: The Building of Iwayama Tower, Sanrizuka: Heta Village, Filmmaking and the Way to the Village, Sanrizuka: The Sky of May