Prison Gate Island

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Prison Gate Island (2016)

Directed by Teruyuki Yoshida

Mystery · 2h 00m

In 1946, on a fictional island called Gokumon-tou, located in the Inner Sea of Seto, the famous detective Kindaichi intended to pass his convalescence after the invitation of his war buddy Kitou Chimata, the successor son of the powerful clan of the Kitou Family. But Kindaichi arrives alone, bringing the bad news of Chimata's death. However, the truth is that Kindaichi is not on the island to recover. Before Chimata died, she uttered the words: "My sisters will be killed!" Indeed, as the three sisters are murdered one by one in horrible and strange ways, Kindaichi desperately tries to find the culprit and in the process discovers the intrigues of the family, secrets, island mentality, discrimination, and eccentricities, With the backdrop of the turbulent postwar period.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Teruyuki Yoshida
Screenplay
Kohei Kiyasu
Director of Photography
Yoko Itakura
Editor
Etsuko Kimura

Details

Original title
Gokumontou
Release date
2016-11-19
Runtime
2h 00m
Genres
Mystery
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
NHK