6.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Under the Open Sky (2021)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.0
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the complex challenges of an ex-convict's reintegration, balancing critiques of societal prejudice with an emphasis on individual accountability and the personal struggle for change, without advocating for a specific political solution.
The film "Under the Open Sky" features a cast that is traditional for its Japanese cultural context. Its narrative explores themes of social reintegration and prejudice within Japanese society, without explicitly critiquing traditional Western identities or centering on Western DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Under the Open Sky' centers on an ex-yakuza's challenging journey to adapt to life outside prison. Its narrative does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, thus resulting in no depiction.
The film 'Under the Open Sky' focuses on a former yakuza's challenges reintegrating into society after prison. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Under the Open Sky" is an adaptation of a novel. There is no evidence to suggest that any character canonically established in the source material had their gender changed in the film adaptation.
The film "Under the Open Sky" is a Japanese production based on a Japanese novel, featuring Japanese characters portrayed by Japanese actors. There is no evidence of any character being established as a different race in the source material or history and then portrayed by an actor of another race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.7
Critic Ratings
9.0
N/A
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