A School Behind Bars

2010 2h 2m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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"A School Behind Bars" centers around Asahi Junior High School, which is located within Nagano Matsumoto Boy's prison in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture - the only public school in Japan that is located inside a prison. The school's students are all prisoners ranging in age from 20-70. The students are carefully selected after taking an entrance exam and being selected by the school's admission board.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joe Odagiri
Junpei Ishikawa
Kei Suma
Jack Harada
Seiji Chihara
Zentaro Oyamada
Shota Sometani
Ken Watanabe
Hideji Ōtaki
Akio Sasaki
Keizo Kanie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Makoto Kiyohiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Joe Odagiri and Kei Suma and Seiji Chihara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1629287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Makoto Kiyohiro directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Joe Odagiri and Kei Suma and Seiji Chihara carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt1629287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.