Abashiri Prison (film)
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Abashiri Prison (Japanese: 網走番外地, Hepburn: Abashiri Bangaichi), also known as A Man from Abashiri Prison,[3] is a 1965 Japanese film written and directed by Teruo Ishii. Based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Hajime Itō, Ishii wrote the script as a remake of the 1958 American film The Defiant Ones. The film is the first entry in Toei Company's Abashiri Prison series, which stars Ken Takakura. Highly successful, it was the first hit in the yakuza film genre.[4] Abashiri Prison made Takakura a star and was followed by 17 sequels.[3]
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Directed by | Teruo Ishii[1][2] |
Written by | Teruo Ishii[2] |
Based on | Abashiri Bangaichi by Hajime Itō |
Starring | Ken Takakura |
Cinematography | Yoshikazu Yamasawa |
Edited by | Akira Suzuki[2] |
Music by | Masao Yagi[2] |
Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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