Blu-ray release: ‘Eighteen Years in Prison’

By   |  May 6, 2024

Radiance Films are bringing the 1967 Japanese crime drama ‘Eighteen Years in Prison’ (獄中十八年) to UK and US/Canadian Blu-ray on July 29, 2024.

Directed by Tai Kato, the film revolves around a former soldier who is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster. The cast includes Noboru Ando, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Asao Koike, Shingo Yamashiro, Masaomi Kondo, Michitaro Mizushima, and Tomisaburo Wakayama.

Synopsis: Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando) and Tsukada (Asao Koike) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses their gains to start a yakuza gang. Facing violent inmates and a cruel warden (Tomisaburo Wakayama), Kawada vows to escape and stop his former partner.

Features:
• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Appreciation by critic and programmer Tony Rayns
• A visual essay on Japanese prison films by author Tom Mes
• Original trailer
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet

‘Eighteen Years in Prison’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.

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