Escape from Hell

Escape from Hell

118 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 27, 1963

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.

Escape from Hell

118 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 27, 1963

Escape from Hell
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.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 無宿人別帳
Directors Kazuo Inoue
Writers Seicho Matsumoto, Hideo Oguni

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

as Shinpei

Mariko Okada

as Kumi

Keiji Sada

as Yajuro

Takahiro Tamura

as Yokouchi

Hiroyuki Nagato

as Kojuro

Kiyoshi Atsumi

as Ichibei

Kō Nishimura

as Heiroku

Junzaburō Ban

as Chojiro

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Senta

Shinichirô Mikami

as Kichisuke

Seiji Miyaguchi

as Usuke

Sachiko Hidari

as Orin

Nakajirô Tomita

as Sadagoro

Jiro Kawarazaki

as Kyuma

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Seibei

Fujio Suga

as Sobei