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.

• japan
• based on novel or book
• society
• yakuza
• rehabilitation
• killer
• second chance
• criminal rehabilitation
• criminal record
• anti-organized crime law
• yakuza exclusion ordinances
• redemption arc
• shitamachi