Escape from Japan
6.1
As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.
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Cast
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Yasushi Suzuki
Tatsuo
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Isamu Goda
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Sumiko Sakamoto
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Etsuko Ichihara
Fujiko
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Yaeko
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Toshirō Hayano
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Gorō Tarumi
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Masakazu Kuwayama
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Teruko Kishi
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Shunji Kasuga
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Seiya Nakano
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悪い奴ほどよく眠る
Yoshishige Yoshida Director · Tōru Takemitsu Composer Masao Yagi Composer
First release July 3, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
日本脱出
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 3, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 28, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Yoshishige Yoshida (Moscow)
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