Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 126 minutes
The latest project from the award-winning director discovered by Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda ("Shoplifters"). Will the world be sweet and tender when an ex-yakuza finally walks out of prison after 13 years?
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Miwa NISHIKAWA Cast : Koji YAKUSHO, Taiga NAKANO, Masami NAGASAWA
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.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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Toronto - TIFF 2020 Contemporary World CinemaChicago IFF 2020 (Best International Feature Audience Choice Award, Silver Hugo - Best Performance (Koji Yakusho))Rome Film Fest 2020 (Official Selection)AFI FEST 2020 (Official Selection)Denver FF 2020 (Official Selection)