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

1963-01-27

Genres

Drama, Crime

Runtime

118 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kazuo Inoue, Hideo Oguni

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 6 votes