A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.
Credits
Great Jailbreak Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bunta Sugawara
He was 41, 81 years old when he died
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as Kunizo Kuniiwa |
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Ken Takakura
He was 44, 83 years old when he died
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as Ichiro Kozue |
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Kunie Tanaka
He was 42, now 92 years old
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as Goda |
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Eiji Gō
He was 37, 55 years old when he died
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as Gota Namikawa |
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Hideo Murota
He was 37, 64 years old when he died
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as Daichi |
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Yoshi Katō
He was 62, 75 years old when he died
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as Kazami |
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Gôzô Sôma
He was 45, 74 years old when he died
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as Detective |
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Rinichi Yamamoto
He was 48, 53 years old when he died
|
|
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Asao Koike
He was 44, 54 years old when he died
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as Sagawa |
Great Jailbreak Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Teruo Ishii as Director. He was 51 (81) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Teruo Ishii as Screenplay. He was 51 (81) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Baku Fujita as Art Direction. |
Art |
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Hachiro Aoyama as Original Music Composer. |
Sound |
