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.
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
There were too many irrelevant parts that could have been shortened, and too many characters that didn't advance the plot. Either way, some things didn't add up. This was just another played out plot with little, if any, originality in it. By the end of the film, I wasn't happy that she finally got her freedom, I was happy that it was finally over.
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'Blonde' commits a relentless assault on the autonomy of Marilyn Monroe, reducing the icon to nothing more than a victim of the director's whims.
Disney has kept its word and allowed a new generation of Black and/or African storytellers to tell their own original stories. The question remains, will the public keep their word?