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Abashiri Prison aka A Man from Abashiri Prison is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Teruo Ishii and starring Ken Takakura. It is the first entry in the Abashiri Bangaichi / Abashiri Prison series. Highly successful, it was the first hit in the yakuza film genre. It made a star of Takakura and Ishii directed ten more films in the series.
Original Release
04/18/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Takakura | Shinichi Tsukibana / Shinichi Tachibana |
| Koji Nanbara | Gonzo Gonda |
| Tetsuro Tanba | Tsumaki |
| Tôru Abe | Heizo Yoda |
| Kanjûrô Arashi | Torakichi Akuda |
| Kunie Tanaka | Otsuki |
| Kenji Ushio | Prisoner A |
| Kôji Takishima | |
| Koji Miemachi | |
| Kazu Sugiyoshi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Takakura | Shinichi Tsukibana / Shinichi Tachibana |
| Koji Nanbara | Gonzo Gonda |
| Tetsuro Tanba | Tsumaki |
| Tôru Abe | Heizo Yoda |
| Kanjûrô Arashi | Torakichi Akuda |
| Kunie Tanaka | Otsuki |
| Kenji Ushio | Prisoner A |
| Kôji Takishima | |
| Koji Miemachi | |
| Kazu Sugiyoshi | |
| Seiya Satô | |
| Jôji Yoshimura | |
| Kôji Sekiyama | |
| Tadashi Suganuma | |
| Tatsuya Kitayama | |
| Shôken Sawa | Kunizo Tachibana |
| Akiko Kazami | Hideko Tachibana |
| Sakae Shima | |
| Kyôsuke Machida | Natsume |
| Nami Munakata | Tsumaki's Wife |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Yoshifumi Ôga | Producer |
