Under the Open Sky (2021)

02/11/2021 (JP) • 2h 6m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Koji Yakusho

Mikami Masao

Taiga Nakano

Tsunoda Ryutaro

Masami Nagasawa

Yoshizawa Haruka

Isao Hashizume

Shoji Tsutomu

Rokkaku Seiji

Matsumoto Ryosuke

Yukiya Kitamura

Iguchi Hisatoshi

Narumi Yasuda

Nishio Kumiko

Meiko Kaji

Shoji Atsuko

Hakuryu

Shimoinaba Akimasa


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

$4,702,781.00

Keywords

japan

based on novel or book

society

yakuza

rehabilitation

killer

criminal rehabilitation

criminal record

anti-organized crime law

yakuza exclusion ordinances

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