is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed and written by Miwa Nishikawa. It stars Koji Yakusho as a former yakuza who has been released from prison after serving 13 years for murder. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
Premise
Mikami, a middle-aged former yakuza who has spent most of his life in prison, is released after serving 13 years for murder. Hoping to find his long-lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies to a TV show and meets young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, Mikami struggles to get a proper job and fit in society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him. (cited from Aoi Pro)
Cast
Kōji Yakusho as Masao Mikami
Taiga Nakano as Ryūtarō Tsunoda
Seiji Rokkaku as Ryōsuke Matsumoto
Yukiya Kitamura as Hisatoshi Iguchi
Hakuryu as Akimasa Shimoinaba
Midoriko Kimura as Masuko Shimoinaba
Shūhei Takahashi
Maho Yamada
Rina Sakuragi as Lily-san
Yōhei Matsukado
Tamaki Shiratori
Eita Okuno
Takumi Matsuzawa
Masami Nagasawa as Haruka Yoshizawa
Narumi Yasuda as Kumiko Nishio
Meiko Kaji as Atsuko Shōji
Isao Hashizume as Tsutomu Shōji
Accolades
Reception
Under the Open Sky grossed $4,722,021 at the box office.