

Shimane Prison Riot
Genres
Overview
Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail history. A fighter by heart, he sees a way out of any situation, but will he survive this, the gutsiest assault ever attempted?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1975-06-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
5
Hiroki Matsukata
Tamotsu Sawamoto
Kinya Kitaoji
Yuji Kawamura
Gorō Ibuki
Tamio Kawachi
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Kunie Tanaka
Yoshikazu Minagawa
Hideo Murota
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Kyōichi Satō
Tadashi Kusatsu
Teruko Yagi
Takuzō Kawatani
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Kei Satō
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Nobuo Kaneko
Torao Yoshinari
Rokkō Toura
Yukie Kagawa
Sister of the dog breeder / Sawamoto's girlfriend
Michirō Minami
Hiroshi Nawa
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