Under the Open Sky

Under the Open Sky
Under the Open Sky
Japanese	すばらしき世界
Directed by	Miwa Nishikawa
Screenplay by	Miwa Nishikawa
Based on	Mibun-chō; by Ryūzō Saki
Starring	Kōji Yakusho; Taiga Nakano; Seiji Rokkaku; Yukiya Kitamura; Hakuryu; Midoriko Kimura; Masami Nagasawa; Narumi Yasuda; Meiko Kaji; Isao Hashizume;
Cinematography	Norimichi Kasamatsu
Edited by	Ryūji Miyajima
Music by	Masaki Hayashi
Production; company	Aoi Pro
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Japan
Release date	September 2020 (TIFF); February 11, 2021;
Running time	126 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Under the Open Sky (すばらしき世界, Subarashiki Sekai) is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Miwa Nishikawa.^[2] The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3]

Plot[]

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. (cited from Aoi Pro)^[4]

Cast[]

Kōji Yakusho as Masao Mikami
Taiga Nakano as Ryūtarō Tsunoda
Seiji Rokkaku as Ryōsuke Matsumoto
Yukiya Kitamura as Hisatoshi Iguchi
Hakuryu as Akimasa Shimoinaba
Midoriko Kimura as Masuko Shimoinaba
Shūhei Takahashi
Maho Yamada
Rina Sakuragi as Lily-san
Yōhei Matsukado
Tamaki Shiratori
Eita Okuno
Takumi Matsuzawa
Masami Nagasawa as Haruka Yoshizawa
Narumi Yasuda as Kumiko Nishio
Meiko Kaji as Atsuko Shōji
Isao Hashizume as Tsutomu Shōji

Awards[]

Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
56th Chicago International Film Festival	Best Performance	Kōji Yakusho	Won	^[4]
15th Asian Film Awards	Best Actor	Kōji Yakusho	Pending	^[5]

References[]

^ "すばらしき世界". eiga.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
^ "役所広司の主演映画「すばらしき世界」がSNSで話題". Sports Hochi. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
^ "Under the Open Sky". Toronto International Film Festival Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Koji Yakusho Wins Best Performance for "Under the Open Sky" at Chicago International Film Festival". AOI Pro. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
^ "The 15th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced". Asian Film Awards Academy. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

External links[]

Under the Open Sky at IMDb

[1] "すばらしき世界". eiga.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

[2] "役所広司の主演映画「すばらしき世界」がSNSで話題". Sports Hochi. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

[3] "Under the Open Sky". Toronto International Film Festival Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

[aoi-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Koji Yakusho Wins Best Performance for "Under the Open Sky" at Chicago International Film Festival". AOI Pro. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

[5] "The 15th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced". Asian Film Awards Academy. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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