Great Jailbreak
大脱獄
Synopsis
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.
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大脱獄（予告編）
Type: Trailer • Published 2017-02-27
Top Cast
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Ken Takakura
Ichiro Kozue
Nana Kinomi
Aki
Bunta Sugawara
Kunizo Kuniiwa
Eiji Gō
Gota Namikawa
Kunie Tanaka
Goda
Asao Koike
Sagawa
Hideo Murota
Daichi
Yoshi Katō
Kazami
Tatsuhiro Ito
Koichi Akada
Gōzō Sōma
Detective
Rinichi Yamamoto
Noboru Mitani
Hiroshi Tanaka
Keiji Takamiya
Kōji Mitsui
Hirohisa Nakata
Kyōichi Satō
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Teruo Ishii
- Screenplay & Story
- Teruo Ishii
- Original Score
- Hachiro Aoyama
- Original Title
- 大脱獄
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Teruo Ishii
Teruo Ishii
Hachiro Aoyama
Tetsuya Desaki
Fumio Soda
Department Leadership Roster
Tetsuya Desaki
Director of Photography
Teruo Ishii
Director
Fumio Soda
Editor
Teruo Ishii
Screenplay
Hachiro Aoyama
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Great Jailbreak
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What is Great Jailbreak about?
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.
Who directed Great Jailbreak?
Great Jailbreak was directed by Teruo Ishii.
Who stars in Great Jailbreak?
The principal cast of Great Jailbreak includes Ken Takakura, Nana Kinomi, Bunta Sugawara, Eiji Gō, Kunie Tanaka.
When was Great Jailbreak released and how long is it?
Great Jailbreak was released in 1975 with a total runtime of 1h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for Great Jailbreak?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Great Jailbreak was composed by Hachiro Aoyama.