Escape from Hell

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Escape from Hell (1963)

Directed by Kazuo Inoue

Drama, Crime · 1h 58m

This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform forced labor. Living conditions on the island are terrible and the men soon become rebellious. Based on a short story by Seichō Matsumoto.

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Cast

Rentaro Mikuni Shinpei Mariko Okada Kumi Keiji Sada Yajuro Takahiro Tamura Yokouchi Hiroyuki Nagato Kojuro Kiyoshi Atsumi Ichibei Kō Nishimura Heiroku Junzaburō Ban Chojiro Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi Kisuke Masahiko Tsugawa Senta Shinichirō Mikami Kichisuke Seiji Miyaguchi Usuke

Crew

Director
Kazuo Inoue
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Dōwaki
Producer
Masao Shirai

Details

Original title
無宿人別帳
Release date
1963-01-27
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Shochiku