Under the Open Sky (2020)

  • NR
  • 10/23/2020 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 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.

Ryūzō Saki

Novel

Miwa Nishikawa

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Koji Yakusho's headshot

Koji Yakusho

Mikami Masao
Taiga Nakano's headshot

Taiga Nakano

Tsunoda Ryutaro
Masami Nagasawa's headshot

Masami Nagasawa

Yoshizawa Haruka
Isao Hashizume's headshot

Isao Hashizume

Shoji Tsutomu
Rokkaku Seiji's headshot

Rokkaku Seiji

Matsumoto Ryosuke
Yukiya Kitamura's headshot

Yukiya Kitamura

Iguchi Hisatoshi
Narumi Yasuda's headshot

Narumi Yasuda

Nishio Kumiko
Meiko Kaji's headshot

Meiko Kaji

Shoji Atsuko

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