Hawaii International Film Festival Spring Showcase 2008

Swimming instructor Cheon-soo loses everything he has to gambling and realizes that he'll be paying off his debts for the rest of his life. His moneylender, Kang, approaches him with the dangerous proposition of becoming a "marine boy," a drug trafficker that swims across the ocean with illegal drugs. Cheon-seo relents and goes on drug-runs, risking his life. Soon, he meets a mysterious beauty, who has been tracking him...

The beautifully drawn anime, SKY CRAWLERS, is a futuristic tale where countries settle their differences with one another through battles in the air rather than participating in full-scale war. The pilots are called "Kildren," and have been genetically altered to never age. Top-notch Japanese fighter pilot Yuichi Kannami has just been assigned to a new air base. He has only vague memories of his past, and knows only how to fly and fight. However, when he meets Suito Kusanagi, the beautiful girl in command at the base, a disturbing new awareness of the meaninglessness of his life starts creeping into his timeless soul. - TIFF