

60 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestAfter working hard to recover and resume his pilot duties, Shinkai is finally ready for his flight evaluation — with both Koda and Ayumi on board.
A young, maverick airline copilot navigates love, ambition and workplace drama while struggling to prove himself worthy of promotion to captain.
Acting
Kimura's chaotic pilot energy is unmatched.
Production
Actual airplane sets, pre-CGI aviation glory.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired during Japan's early 2000s 'airline boom' when JAL and ANA were pop culture fixtures; pilot dramas captured white-collar aspiration before the industry's 2008 collapse.
Kimura reportedly did actual flight simulator training and developed a pilot license-worthy understanding of cockpit protocol, which he mostly used to ad-lib chaotic energy.