Escape from Hell
Jan 27 1963
•2h 58m
•Drama, Crime
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.
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Rentaro Mikuni
Shinpei
Mariko Okada
Kumi
Keiji Sada
Yajuro
Takahiro Tamura
Yokouchi
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