Great Jailbreak
1975, Japanese. Directed by Teruo Ishii.
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 April 1975
- Original title
- 大脱獄
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Teruo Ishii
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Great Jailbreak runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Great Jailbreak isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 April 1975. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Great Jailbreak?
Great Jailbreak (1975) was directed by Teruo Ishii and stars Ken Takakura, Nana Kinomi, Bunta Sugawara.