
Prison Ward 2042
2016, Japanese. Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu.
In a near-future Japan, where wearing "AI glasses" has been made mandatory, individuals whose "mind levels" are deemed abnormal under the "National Safety Act" are confined to psychiatric wards. The director and his team begin horrifying "human experiments" on Ryoko, an undercover investigator posing as a patient in the correctional facility.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 August 2016
- Original title
- 監獄病棟2042
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kotaro Ando
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Prison Ward 2042 runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Prison Ward 2042 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 2016. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Prison Ward 2042?
If you liked Prison Ward 2042, try The Signal, Blood and Snow, Margaux.
Who directed Prison Ward 2042?
Prison Ward 2042 (2016) was directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and stars Rin Ogawa, Maki Aoyama, Ryôichi Inaba.
