EIGHTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
Title
EIGHTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
SKU
5565919
Catalogue No.
RACE41BR
UPC
760137157656
Label
Release Date
Jul 30, 2024
Year Produced
1967
Format
Blu-ray
Packaging
Blu-Ray Case
No. of Discs
1
Running Time
90
Weight
0.365
Price
$54 inc. GST
Ships From
Melbourne, AU
Eighteen Years In Prison - Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando, By a Mans Face Shall You Know Him) and Tsukada (Asao Koike, Sympathy the Underdog) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses their 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 Fukasakus epoch-making Battles Without Honour and Humanity series.
Eighteen Years In Prison - 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 the Underdog) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses their 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 Honour and Humanity series.