Description
A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.
Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando, By a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him) and Tsukada (Asao Koike, Sympathy for the Underdog) 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, Big Time Gambling Boss), 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.
Product details
| SKU | 5060974680764 |
| Alphabetical Title | Eighteen Years in Prison |
| Blu-Ray Region | A, B |
| Brand / Publisher | Radiance Films |
| Catalogue Number | RAD041BDLE |
| Countries | Japan |
| Director | Tai Katô |
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Product contents | 1 disc |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Sound | PCM Mono |
| Subtitles | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing |
| Year | 1967 |
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