Soar High! (2022)
Soar High! is a 2022 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Haruka Fukuhara, Katsunori Takahashi and Hiromi Nagasaku.
Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a small factory in Higashi Osaka, a district that is known for its craftsmen. Mai is shy and withdrawn. But when she visits her grandmother Shoko who lives on Nagasaki’s Goto Islands which has a rich natural environment, she is entranced by the Baramon kites that catch the wind and soar high in the sky. Wanting to fly high in the sky like these kites, Mai’s longing swells into a dream to become a pilot. Even though she works hard, the path to getting there is tougher than she had imagined. As Mai deepens her ties with the people living in her two hometowns of Higashi Osaka and Goto, her dream eventually takes a new form. She gathers enthusiastic friends to build a small electric plane that can fly to and from the islands. Her dream becomes a wing that carries everyone’s dreams and takes off.
Quick answers
What is Soar High! about?
Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a small factory in Higashi Osaka, a district that is known for its craftsmen. Mai is shy and withdrawn. But when she visits her grandmother Shoko who lives on Nagasaki’s Goto Islands which has a rich natural environment, she is entranced by the Baramon kites that catch the wind and soar high in the sky. Wanting to fly high in the sky like these kites, Mai’s longing swells into a dream to become a pilot. Even though she works hard, the path to getting there is tougher than she had imagined. As Mai deepens her ties with the people living in her two hometowns of Higashi Osaka and Goto, her dream eventually takes a new form. She gathers enthusiastic friends to build a small electric plane that can fly to and from the islands. Her dream becomes a wing that carries everyone’s dreams and takes off.
When was Soar High! released?
Soar High! was released on 3 October 2022.
How many episodes does Soar High! have?
Soar High! has 126 episodes across 1 seasons.
Cast
- Haruka Fukuhara as Iwakura Mai
- Katsunori Takahashi as Iwakura Kota [Mai's father]
- Hiromi Nagasaku as Iwakura Megumi [Mai's mother]
- You Yokoyama as Iwakura Yuto [Mai's older brother]
- Atsuko Takahata as Saitsu Shoko [Mai's grandmother]
- Ren Meguro as Kashiwagi Hiroaki
- Hirona Yamazaki as Yano Rinko
- Shogo Hama as Nakazawa Shinichi
- Kotaro Daigo as Yoshida Taisei
- Eiji Akaso as Umezu Takashi [Mai's childhood friend]
- Mizuki Yamashita as Motizuki Kurumi [Mai's childhood friend]
- Chika Oura as Yamada Sae [Iwakura Ltd. office worker]