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7.0 1h 31m

Great Jailbreak

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.

Top Cast

  • Ken Takakura

    Ken Takakura

    Ichiro Kozue

  • Nana Kinomi

    Nana Kinomi

    Aki

  • Bunta Sugawara

    Bunta Sugawara

    Kunizo Kuniiwa

  • Eiji Gō

    Eiji Gō

    Gota Namikawa

  • Kunie Tanaka

    Kunie Tanaka

    Goda

  • Asao Koike

    Asao Koike

    Sagawa

  • Hideo Murota

    Hideo Murota

    Daichi

  • Yoshi Katō

    Yoshi Katō

    Kazami

  • Tatsuo Ito

    Tatsuo Ito

    Koichi Akada

Overview

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.

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2 Reviews
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