Action ·Crime · Japan · 1975 · 1h 35m

Shimane Prison Riot

暴動島根刑務所

Shimane Prison Riot poster
Director
Sadao Nakajima
Cast
Hiroki Matsukata as Tamotsu Sawamoto Kinya Kitaoji as Yuji Kawamura Gorō Ibuki as Tamio Kawachi as Dog breeder Kunie Tanaka as Yoshikazu Minagawa Hideo Murota as Prison guard
Crew
Toshio Masuda — Director of Photography Tatsuo Nogami — Screenplay Toshikaze Sano — Production Design
Synopsis

Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail history. A fighter by heart, he sees a way out of any situation, but will he survive this, the gutsiest assault ever attempted?

Mood & Themes
prison riotescaped prisonerpost war japan
Key Collaborators
Sadao Nakajima Director Toshio Masuda Director of Photography Tatsuo Nogami Screenplay Toshikaze Sano Production Design
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