Escape from Hell
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This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform forced labor. Living conditions on the island are terrible and the men soon become rebellious. Based on a short story by Seichō Matsumoto.
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Kazuo Inoue Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Seicho Matsumoto Author
First release January 27, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Original title 無宿人別帳
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
無宿人別帳
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 27, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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