Soar High! (2022): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2022, Soar High! is a drama series.

What it’s 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 Mai is shy and withdrawn.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.

Who’s in it. Soar High! stars Haruka Fukuhara as Iwakura Mai, Katsunori Takahashi as Iwakura Kota [Mai's father], Hiromi Nagasaku as Iwakura Megumi [Mai's mother] and Yu Yokoyama as Iwakura Yuto [Mai's older brother], among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Soar High! has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Soar High! page.

If you liked it. Fans of Soar High! tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Chernobyl.