Under the Open Sky
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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Cast
19 people
Koji Yakusho
Mikami Masao
Known for
Perfect Days
The Boy and the Beast
Taiga Nakano
Tsunoda Ryutaro
Known for
From Today, It's My Turn!!
Sweet Bean
Taichi Ito
Miwa Nishikawa
Keiko Mitsumatsu
Masami Nagasawa
Yoshizawa Haruka
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
Your Name.
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Ryūzō Saki
Also in
Vengeance Is Mine
The Mystery of Rampo
Asako Nishikawa
Isao Hashizume
Shoji Tsutomu
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Tokyo Family
Rokkaku Seiji
Matsumoto Ryosuke
Known for
Gannibal
13 Assassins
Yukiya Kitamura
Iguchi Hisatoshi
Known for
Unnatural
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Miwa Nishikawa Director · Ryūzō Saki Author Masaki Hayashi Composer
Worldwide gross $4.7M · United States release October 23, 2020 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,702,781
Production
AOI Pro.
Production
Bandai Namco Arts
Production
Filmarks
Production
Kodansha
Production
U-NEXT
Production
Warner Bros. Japan
Production
GAGA Corporation
Production
AOI Promotion
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
すばらしき世界
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2020
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 23, 2020
Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
Japan · February 11, 2021
Theatrical
Australia
October 31, 2021 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
Austria
October 6, 2021 · Premiere · Japannual Japanese Film Festival Vienna
China
June 11, 2021 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
March 1, 2024 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Finland
September 18, 2021 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
Germany
June 1, 2021 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
Macao SAR China
December 5, 2020 · Premiere · International Film Festival & Awards Macao
Netherlands
September 24, 2021 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
Poland
November 25, 2020 · Premiere · Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Russia
December 3, 2021 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival Russia
Singapore
June 3, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 30, 2021 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
August 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
May 2, 2021 · Premiere · D'A Film Festival
Thailand
February 5, 2022 · Theatrical
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