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Eighteen Years in Prison (Blu-ray) Standard Edition

Eighteen Years in Prison (Blu-ray) Standard Edition – Blu-ray | Asian Cinema | Terracotta Distribution

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Director: Tai Kato

Cast: Noboru Ando, Asao Koike, and Tomisaburo Wakayama

Region: AB

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.

Label: Radiance Films

Format: blu ray

Country: Japan

Year: 1967

Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)

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Special Features

  • High-Definition digital transfer
  • Uncompressed mono PCM audio
  • Appreciation by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024)
  • A visual essay on Japanese prison films by author Tom Mes (2024)
  • Original trailer
  • Newly translated English subtitles
  • Sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow

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