Rent Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando) and Tsukada (Asao Koike) 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), 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. - Actors:
- Noboru Andô, Shinobu Chihara, Reiichi Hatanaka, Minoru Hodaka, Shinzô Hotta, Ken Kawabe, Asao Koike, Hôsei Komatsu, Masaomi Kondô, Michitarô Mizushima, Tsuyako Okajima, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Akira Shioji, Akecho Sogamawariya, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shingo Yamashiro
- Directors:
- Tai Katô
- Writers:
- Kazuo Kasahara, Shin Morita
- Aka:
- Choueki juhachi-nen / Eighteen Year Jail Term / Eighteen Years' Imprisonment / 18 Years in Prison
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/07/2024
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Appreciation by Critic and Programmer Tony Rayns
- Tall Escapes'. A Visual Essay on Japanese Prison Films by Author Tom Mesi
- Original Trailer
