Shimane Prison Riot

Shimane Prison Riot

1975 · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Crime

Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail history. A fighter by heart, he sees a way out of any situation, but will he survive this, the gutsiest assault ever attempted?

Directed by Sadao Nakajima · Written by Tatsuo Nogami

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