Abashiri Prison

Abashiri Prison

Theatrical poster for Abashiri Prison (1965)
Directed by Teruo Ishii[1]
Written by Teruo Ishii
Hajime Itō
Starring Ken Takakura
Music by Masao Yagi
Cinematography Yoshikazu Yamasawa
Distributed by Toei Company
Release dates
 April 18, 1965
Running time
 92 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Abashiri Prison (網走番外地 Abashiri Bangaichi) aka A Man from Abashiri Prison is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Teruo Ishii and starring Ken Takakura. It is the first entry in the Abashiri Bangaichi / Abashiri Prison series. Highly successful, it was the first hit in the yakuza film genre.[2] It made a star of Takakura and Ishii directed ten more films in the series.[3]

Synopsis

In Hokkaido's Abashiri Prison, Shinichi Tachibana, model prisoner with six months remaining in his sentence is handcuffed to Gonda, a hardened criminal. When Gonda and other inmates escape from the prison, Tachibana must go along.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Infobox data from 網走番外地 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-08-07.; "網走番外地". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2009-08-05. and Abashiri Bangaichi (1965) at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ Silver, Alain; James Ursini (2007). The gangster film reader. Limelight Editions. p. 66. ISBN 0-87910-332-9.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schilling, Mark (2003). The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films. Berkeley, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press. p. 156. ISBN 1-880656-76-0.

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