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The Rapacious Jailbreaker

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

19746.71h 37m

Overview

Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.

Directed by Sadao Nakajima
Written by Tatsuo Nogami
Produced by Gorô Kusakabe
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Top Cast

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Masayuki Ueda

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Yuji Suenaga

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Tagami Kiyomatsu

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Kazuko

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

Yoshihara Hiroshi

Yōko Koizumi

Yōko Koizumi

Masahiro

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Takeshi Domoto

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Sukezo Kojima

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Maedo Kanji

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Masuo Tomimatsu

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Themes & Keywords

yakuzajitsuroku

About The Rapacious Jailbreaker

The Rapacious Jailbreaker is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1974 exploring themes of yakuza, jitsuroku. Directed by Sadao Nakajima, it stars Hiroki Matsukata, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase. Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.

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