Confinement Escape: The Woman Who Bloomed in Hell

1999 1h 30m JA

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Synopsis

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Atsushi, a former member of the Self-Defense Forces, meets Naoko after picking up a lost cell phone. The two fall in love and share a passionate relationship. One day, Naoko suddenly vanishes. When Atsushi coincidentally sees her again, she confesses that she is the wife of a yakuza member and wants to escape her sadistic husband. Atsushi promises to run away with her. However, they are quickly found—Atsushi is left critically injured, and Naoko is taken captive and subjected to cruel mistreatment. Filled with love for Naoko and fury toward the yakuza, Atsushi storms the villa to rescue her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Hata
Daisuke Nagakura
Hiroshi Shimizu
Shôko Nakahara
Masahiro Sudo
Junichiro Asano
Hajime Tanimoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
Writers: Tamiya Takehashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Escape Captivity/Confinement Escape Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Haruhi Taguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Keiko Hata and Daisuke Nagakura and Hiroshi Shimizu carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Toshiharu Ikeda directs. Haruhi Taguchi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Escape Captivity/Confinement Escape Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Haruhi Taguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Keiko Hata and Daisuke Nagakura and Hiroshi Shimizu carry the top of the cast.