Known for his witty scripts, star-studded casts & elaborate setpieces, Mitani Koki heads to space in his latest comedy Galaxy Turnpike. Drawing on his theater roots, the writer-director often concentrates his offbeat story & eccentric characters in a single setting, be it the hotel of Suite Dreams, the courtroom of Once in a Blue Moon or the castle of The Kiyosu Conference. For Galaxy Turnpike, he sets the action entirely in outer space at a burger joint along the space highway. SMAPs Katori Shingo ( Bayside Shakedown: The Final) & Ayase Haruka ( Our Little Sister) lead the ensemble cast of extraterrestrial characters.
In the year 2265, humanity has spread throughout the solar system, & situated next to Jupiter is a space colony called "e; Uzushio, "e; which is home to a portion of a space highway that links to Earth. Once a buzzing area with numerous eateries, Uzushios galaxy turnpike has seen business dwindle in recent years. Here in this dusty corner of the universe begins the story of Noa (Katori Shingo) & Noe (Ayase Haruka), the married proprietors of the fast-food restaurant Sandsand Burger.