Under the Open Sky

Under the Open Sky

126 mins | Drama | Feb. 11, 2021

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.

Under the Open Sky

126 mins | Drama | Feb. 11, 2021

Under the Open Sky
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Warner Bros. Japan, Aoi Promotion, Kodansha, Gaga Corporation, U-NEXT, Bandai Namco Arts, Filmarks
Original title すばらしき世界
Directors Miwa Nishikawa
Writers Ryûzô Saki, Miwa Nishikawa

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Mikami Masao

Taiga Nakano

as Tsunoda Ryutaro

Masami Nagasawa

as Yoshizawa Haruka

Isao Hashizume

as Shoji Tsutomu

Seiji Rokkaku

as Matsumoto Ryosuke

Yukiya Kitamura

as Iguchi Hisatoshi

Narumi Yasuda

as Nishio Kumiko

Meiko Kaji

as Shoji Atsuko

Hakuryu

as Shimoinaba Akimasa

Midoriko Kimura

as Shimoinaba Masuko