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Under the Open Sky

Subarashikisekai

2020

Miwa Nishikawa

Kôji Yakusho, Taiga Nakano, Masami Nagasawa, Seiji Rokkaku ...

6.7

56

Drama A middle-aged former yakuza is released from prison after thirteen years where he was placed for murder. He is struggling to adapt to society and freedom, find a job and communicate normally, but he is also preoccupied by the quest for his mother from whom he was separated as a child. He finds allies in his search for his parent and a place in mainstream society, but the process is not seamless or smooth.

	Author	Review
United States	Maggie Lee Variety	"Ignited by the consummate performance of Koji Yakusho, this masterful human drama will weigh like a boulder on viewers’ consciences while likely collecting awards at home and abroad."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"It should go without saying that Yakusho knocks every scene out of the park without breaking a sweat, but he can only circle the bases so many times before the movie around him begins to feel like batting practice."	NEU
United States	Christopher Schobert The Film Stage	"A noteworthy drama, one featuring a truly memorable lead performance"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[Its] worth seeing only for its central performance, a great turn from the excellent Japanese actor Koji Yakusho (...) Sadly, the script kind of lets him down in the end with a final act that eschews nuance for melodrama."	NEU
Canada	David Voigt In The Seats	"A film that we go to film festivals to see (...) A gripping tale of humanity that demands an audience (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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