A School Behind Bars

A School Behind Bars

122 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 2010

"A School Behind Bars" centers around Asahi Junior High School, which is located within Nagano Matsumoto Boy's prison in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture - the only public school in Japan that is located inside a prison. The school's students are all prisoners ranging in age from 20-70. The students are carefully selected after taking an entrance exam and being selected by the school's admission board.

A School Behind Bars

122 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 2010

A School Behind Bars
"A School Behind Bars" centers around Asahi Junior High School, which is located within Nagano Matsumoto Boy's prison in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture - the only public school in Japan that is located inside a prison. The school's students are all prisoners ranging in age from 20-70. The students are carefully selected after taking an entrance exam and being selected by the school's admission board.
Producers TBS
Original title 塀の中の中学校
Directors Makoto Kiyohiro
Writers Makiko Uchidate

Cast

Joe Odagiri

as Junpei Ishikawa

Kei Suma

as Jack Harada

Seiji Chihara

as Zentaro Oyamada

Hideji Ôtaki

as Akio Sasaki