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Doing Time (2002)
Directed by Yôichi Sai
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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.
Length 93 minutes
Actors
Tsutomu Yamazaki | Teruyuki Kagawa | Tomorowo Taguchi | Yutaka Matsushige | Toshifumi Muramatsu | Ito Yozaburo | Ken'ichi Endô | Matomu Onda | Shigemitsu Ogi | Kippei Shiina | Yosuke Kubozuka | Hidekazu Nagae | Koji Enokido | Masahiro Toda | Yoshiyuki Morishita | Hiromi Kuronuma | Ryôichi Kusanagi | Ayumu Saitô | Yoshihiro Nakamura | Kaizô Hayashi | Daisuke Iijima | Toshiaki Tanabe | Yuji Ogata | Ren Osugi | Houka Kinoshita | Sô Yamanaka
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2010 | TV | DVD | Library | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
From my library, I soaked up Yoichi Sai’s brilliant film adaptation of Kazuichi Hanawa’s popular manga Keimusho no naka a.k.a. Doing Time (2002). Cast with famous faces of Japanese cinema (stalwart Tsutomu Yamazaki in the lead), this is a simple story of the daily lives of men imprisoned. Watching this kinda makes one want to be placed in this prison, as life, while still quite structured, is actually quite good (so long as they follow the rules). Even solitary confinement isn’t so bad!
I’m also putting this one in my top 5 foodie films because hot damn these prisoners eat well (better than me, in fact). My stomach grumbled aching for the incredible food on display. Highest recommendation for this film.
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