Under the Open Sky (2021)
February 11, 2021
Drama
2h 6m
Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies for a TV show and meets a young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, he struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Miwa Nishikawa
- Mikami Masao Koji Yakusho
- Tsunoda Ryutaro Taiga Nakano
- Yoshizawa Haruka Masami Nagasawa
- Shoji Tsutomu Isao Hashizume
- Matsumoto Ryosuke Rokkaku Seiji
- Iguchi Hisatoshi Yukiya Kitamura
- Nishio Kumiko Narumi Yasuda
- Shoji Atsuko Meiko Kaji
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Keywords
- japan
- society
- yakuza
- rehabilitation
- killer
- criminal rehabilitation
- anti-organized crime law
- yakuza exclusion ordinances