Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33rd time. Afterwards Kaimiki teams up with a bunch of thugs that engineer prison escapes for money.
Acting
Sonny Chiba's smug charisma carries every scene.
Practical Effects
Gritty prison fights with zero CGI nonsense.
Direction
Yamashita's tight 93-minute sprint never drags.
Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sonny Chiba was at peak stardom here, fresh off The Street Fighter trilogy that made him Japan's answer to Bruce Lee.
The 'prison break professional' subgenre peaked in 70s Japanese cinema, reflecting real yakuza corruption scandals of the era.
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