2020 · drama · crime · redemption
Under the Open Sky
Directed by Miwa Nishikawa2h 6m2020
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.
Our read: Under the Open Sky (2020) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · crime · redemption entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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