Overview

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.

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Takahiro Tamura, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kō Nishimura, Junzaburō Ban

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What is "Escape from Hell" about?

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.

When was "Escape from Hell" released?

Escape from Hell was released in 1963.

Who stars in "Escape from Hell"?

The cast includes Rentaro Mikuni, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Takahiro Tamura.