Under the Open Sky

Feb 11, 2021

2h 6m

★ 7.7

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

AOI Pro.

Bandai Namco Arts

Filmarks

Kodansha

U-NEXT

Warner Bros. Japan

GAGA Corporation

Under the Open Sky Trailers

Cast

Mikami Masao

Koji Yakusho

Tsunoda Ryutaro

Taiga Nakano

Yoshizawa Haruka

Masami Nagasawa

Shoji Tsutomu

Isao Hashizume

Matsumoto Ryosuke

Rokkaku Seiji

Iguchi Hisatoshi

Yukiya Kitamura

Nishio Kumiko

Narumi Yasuda

Shoji Atsuko

Meiko Kaji

Shimoinaba Akimasa

Hakuryu

Shimoinaba Masuko

Midoriko Kimura

Makita Sports

Kosuke Tanaka

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