

Under the Open Sky
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.
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2 wins & 13 nominations total
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Released
Original Language
ja
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$4,702,781
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Cast

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
Kosuke Tanaka
Crew
Satomi Odake
Executive Producer
Production

Miwa Nishikawa
Director
Directing

Miwa Nishikawa
Screenplay
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Asako Nishikawa
Producer
Production

Norimichi Kasamatsu
Director of Photography
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Taichi Ito
Producer
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Kenji Hamada
Executive Producer
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Masaki Hayashi
Original Music Composer
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Eiji Kitahara
Producer
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