Escape from Hell (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.

Released: Jan 27, 1963

Runtime: 118 minutes

Genre: Drama, Crime

Stars: Rentaro Mikuni, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Takahiro Tamura, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kiyoshi Atsumi

Crew: Masayoshi Ikeda (Music), Masao Shirai (Producer), Hiroshi Dōwaki (Director of Photography), Tadaoto Kainoshō (Costume Design), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Seicho Matsumoto (Short Story)