NiuNiu - Film Fest Review
The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.
Under the Open Sky (2020)
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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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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Genre:Crime, Drama
Written By:Miwa Nishikawa
In Theaters:10/23/2020
Box Office:$4,702,781
Runtime:126 minutes
Studio:AOI Pro., Bandai Namco Arts, Filmarks, Kodansha, U-NEXT, Warner Bros. Japan, GAGA Corporation
Cast
Miwa Nishikawa
Director
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
Midoriko Kimura
Shimoinaba Masuko
Makita Sports
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