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Under the Open Sky

Under the Open Sky

20217.52h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Miwa Nishikawa
Written by Miwa Nishikawa, Ryūzō Saki
Produced by Asako Nishikawa, Taichi Ito, Eiji Kitahara
Box Office0Revenue: $4.7M

Top Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Mikami Masao

Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano

Tsunoda Ryutaro

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Yoshizawa Haruka

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Shoji Tsutomu

Rokkaku Seiji

Rokkaku Seiji

Matsumoto Ryosuke

Yukiya Kitamura

Yukiya Kitamura

Iguchi Hisatoshi

Narumi Yasuda

Narumi Yasuda

Nishio Kumiko

Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

Shoji Atsuko

H

Hakuryu

Shimoinaba Akimasa

Midoriko Kimura

Midoriko Kimura

Shimoinaba Masuko

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or booksocietyyakuzarehabilitationkillersecond chancecriminal rehabilitationcriminal recordanti-organized crime lawyakuza exclusion ordinancesredemption arcshitamachi

About Under the Open Sky

Under the Open Sky is a crime, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, society, yakuza, rehabilitation, killer. Directed by Miwa Nishikawa, it stars Koji Yakusho, Taiga Nakano, Masami Nagasawa. 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.

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