A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.
Direction
Sai's meticulous attention to mundane ritual becomes hypnotic.
Acting
Yamazaki's deadpan commitment to Hanawa's obsessive rule-following.
Director
Yōichi Sai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Kazuichi Hanawa's autobiographical manga, written while he served a real sentence for firearms possession.
Director Yōichi Sai cast actual former inmates as extras; their improvised background behavior gives scenes unsettling authenticity.
JP
