Escape from Hell (1963)
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.
Director:
Kazuo Inoue
Writer:
Hideo Oguni
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Rentaro Mikuni as Shinpei |
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Mariko Okada as Kumi |
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Keiji Sada as Yajuro |
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Takahiro Tamura as Yokouchi |
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Hiroyuki Nagato as Kojuro |
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Ichibei |
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Kō Nishimura as Heiroku |
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Junzaburō Ban as Chojiro |
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Kisuke |
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Masahiko Tsugawa as Senta |
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Shinichirō Mikami as Kichisuke |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as Usuke |
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Sachiko Hidari as Orin |
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Nakajirō Tomita as Sadagoro |
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Jiro Kawarazaki as Kyuma |
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Kan'emon Nakamura as Seibei |
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Fujio Suga as Sobei |
| Camera | Hiroshi Dōwaki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Masao Shirai | Producer |
| Sound | Masayoshi Ikeda | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Writing | Hideo Oguni | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kazuo Inoue | Director |
| Writing | Seicho Matsumoto | Short Story |
