Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1963 · 1h 58m

Escape from Hell

無宿人別帳

Escape from Hell poster
Director
Kazuo Inoue
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni as Shinpei Mariko Okada as Kumi Keiji Sada as Yajuro Takahiro Tamura as Yokouchi Hiroyuki Nagato as Kojuro Kiyoshi Atsumi as Ichibei
Crew
Hiroshi Dōwaki — Director of Photography Hideo Oguni — Screenplay Masao Shirai — Producer Tadaoto Kainoshō — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Escape from Hell — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Kazuo Inoue Director Hiroshi Dōwaki Director of Photography Hideo Oguni Screenplay Masao Shirai Producer Tadaoto Kainoshō Costume Design
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