Great Jailbreak (1975)

Overview: 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.

Starring: Ken Takakura, Nana Kinomi, Bunta Sugawara, Eiji Gō

Categories: Action, Crime