Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal

Name: Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
Genre: Animation, War, Action, Drama
Released: 1985-02-05
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Cast: Kaneto Shiozawa, Iemasa Kayumi, Kei Tomiyama, Tarō Shigaki, Yoshito Yasuhara

1985, Japanese. Directed by Hisayuki Toriumi.

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.

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Runtime: 1h 49m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: Japanese
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Released: 5 February 1985
Original title: エリア88 Act I: 裏切りの大空
Country: Japan
Written by: Akiyoshi Sakai

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What Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal is based on

Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal is based on Area 88, a manga series by Kaoru Shintani.

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Area 88
By Kaoru Shintani
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Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves

1985 · 7.0/10

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What comes after Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal?

Next in the series: Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves (1985) and Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage (1986).

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Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).

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Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 February 1985. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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Who directed Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal?

Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal (1985) was directed by Hisayuki Toriumi and stars Kaneto Shiozawa, Iemasa Kayumi, Kei Tomiyama.

What is Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal based on?

Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal is based on Area 88, a manga series by Kaoru Shintani.