Escape from Hell
1963, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Inoue.
This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform forced labor. Living conditions on the island are terrible and the men soon become rebellious. Based on a short story by Seichō Matsumoto.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 27 January 1963
- Original title
- 無宿人別帳
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hideo Oguni
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Escape from Hell runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Escape from Hell isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 January 1963. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Escape from Hell?
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Who directed Escape from Hell?
Escape from Hell (1963) was directed by Kazuo Inoue and stars Rentaro Mikuni, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada.