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Under the Open Sky (Japanese: すばらしき世界, Hepburn: Subarashiki Sekai) is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed and written by Miwa Nishikawa. It stars Koji Yakusho as a former yakuza who has been released from prison after serving 13 years for murder. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
Feb 11, 2021 · A former yakuza, released from prison after 13 years, searches for his mother who abandoned him as a child. The film explores his struggles to adapt to society and his past, and features Koji Yakusho, Seiji Rokkaku and Yukiya Kitamura.
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- Crime, Drama
- Miwa Nishikawa
- 2021-02-11
Feb 11, 2021 · Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©. Masao Mikami ( Koji Yakusho) served a 13 year prison sentence for murder. Upon his release, he faces an inconceivable world that is rapidly changing. He struggles to adapt to life in society.
Length: 126min. / Release in Japan: Feb 11, 2021 Written and directed by: NISHIKAWA Miwa Based on the novel "Mibuncho" written by SAKI Ryuzo CAST: YAKUSHO Koji "Shall We Dance?"
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- 54.8K
- GAGAIntl
Sep 16, 2020 · Directed with piercing insight, emotional depth and true compassion by Miwa Nishikawa, “Under the Open Skies” tells the heartbreaking tale of a pariah whose soul is crushed...
Under the Open Sky. A lifelong Yakuza, released from prison after 13 years, journeys to find the mother who abandoned him as a child. He is hindered by his gangster past and struggles to adapt to...
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- Drama, Crime
Aug 3, 2021 · Under the Open Sky opens in Asahikawa Prison, where an aged man named Masao Mikami is getting released into the wintry Hokkaido landscape. A former yakuza, Mikami has just completed a 13 year sentence for murder–and now resolves to leave his past criminal life behind.
