Abashiri Prison (1965)
- Original title
- 網走番外地
- Directed by
- Teruo Ishii
- Genre
- yakuza film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two prisoners escape from a remote prison in Hokkaido. They are chained together and must cooperate to survive the harsh wilderness while being pursued by police.
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What happens
Abashiri Prison (Japanese: 網走番外地, Hepburn: Abashiri Bangaichi; lit. 'Off-the-Grid in Abashiri'), also known as A Man from Abashiri Prison, is a 1965 Japanese film written and directed by Teruo Ishii. Based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Hajime Itō, Ishii wrote the script as a remake of the 1958 American film The Defiant Ones. The film is the first entry in Toei Company's Abashiri Prison series, which stars Ken Takakura. Highly successful, it was the first hit in the yakuza film genre. Abashiri Prison made Takakura a star and was followed by 17 sequels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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