Radiance Films
Release Date: 29/07/2024
Original title:懲役十八年 / Chōeki jū hachi-nen
Year: 1967
Country: Japan
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060974680764
Image: 1.85 :1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: Japanese - Uncompressed Mono PCM
Subtitles : English
Rating: -
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Noboru Andô, Hiroko Sakuramachi
Director: Tai Katô
Synopsis:
Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando, By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him ) and Tsukada (Asao Koike, Sympathy for the Underdog ) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses his gains to start a yakuza gang. Facing violent inmates and a cruel warden (Tomisaburo Wakayama, Big Time Gambling Boss ), Kawada vows to escape and stop his former partner. Tai Kato directs this epic prison story with characteristic visual flair, while gangster-turned-actor Ando delivers a stunning performance charged with real-life gravitas. As an examination of the deep scars of wartime, this genre classic is also a clear precursor to Kinji Fukasaku's epoch-making Battles Without Honor and Humanity series.
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