Confinement Escape

1992 1h 30m JA

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★5.8TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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A detective living a happy married life learns that a man he once arrested has escaped from prison. The fugitive commits a string of robberies and rapes, and ultimately takes his former lover as hostage - the same woman who is now the detective's wife. The criminal continues his exploits while evading capture, all while weilding the detective's gun and repeatedly assaulting the detective's wife.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Reiko Hayama
Kentarō Shimizu
Masaru Matsuda
Koji Nanjo
Chika Matsui
Tadayoshi Ueda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahide Kuwabara
Writers: Masayoshi Azuma
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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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masahide Kuwabara, shot by Nobuaki Murano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Tomio Terada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroshi Kawahara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Reiko Hayama and Kentarō Shimizu and Masaru Matsuda carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masahide Kuwabara directs. Nobuaki Murano behind the camera. Tomio Terada scores. Hiroshi Kawahara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 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 Masahide Kuwabara, shot by Nobuaki Murano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tomio Terada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hiroshi Kawahara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Reiko Hayama and Kentarō Shimizu and Masaru Matsuda carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0347311 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.