Escape from Hell

Directed by Kazuo Inoue

1963 1h 58mDrama, Action,

6.96.2

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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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hairydemonOctober 10, 2025
Brutal, beautiful and intense. A story of a prison escape gone wrong. Supposedly based on a true story. Amazing BW cinematography and a wonderful minimalist score using the piano in ways it was not designed. Bleak but great.

Escape from Hell Trivia

Escape from Hell was released on January 27, 1963.

Escape from Hell was directed by Kazuo Inoue.

Escape from Hell has a runtime of 1h 58m.

Escape from Hell was produced by Masao Shirai.

The key characters in Escape from Hell are Shinpei (Rentaro Mikuni), Kumi (Mariko Okada), Yajuro (Keiji Sada).

Escape from Hell is a Drama, Action, Crime film.

Escape from Hell has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.

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