
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.
Top Billed Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Shinpei

Mariko Okada
Kumi

Keiji Sada
Yajuro

Takahiro Tamura
Yokouchi

Hiroyuki Nagato
Kojuro
Featured Crew
Masao Shirai
Producer
Masayoshi Ikeda
Music
Hiroshi Dōwaki
Director of Photography
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Costume Design

Seicho Matsumoto
Short Story
Kazuo Inoue
Director

Hideo Oguni
Screenplay