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.

• Miwa NishikawaScreenplay
• Miwa NishikawaDirector
• Masaki HayashiOriginal Music Composer

• Koji YakushoMikami Masao
• Taiga NakanoTsunoda Ryutaro
• Masami NagasawaYoshizawa Haruka
• Isao HashizumeShoji Tsutomu
• Rokkaku SeijiMatsumoto Ryosuke
• Yukiya KitamuraIguchi Hisatoshi
• Narumi YasudaNishio Kumiko
• Meiko KajiShoji Atsuko
• HakuryuShimoinaba Akimasa
• Midoriko KimuraShimoinaba Masuko
• Makita SportsCast
• Kosuke TanakaCast