A School Behind Bars (2010)

★ 10.0 2h 2m IMDb
Drama
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"A School Behind Bars" centers around Asahi Junior High School, which is located within Nagano Matsumoto Boy's prison in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture - the only public school in Japan that is located inside a prison. The school's students are all prisoners ranging in age from 20-70. The students are carefully selected after taking an entrance exam and being selected by the school's admission board.

A School Behind Bars

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Cast

Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri as Junpei Ishikawa Age 50 · Okayama, Japan Jō Odagiri (小田切 譲 Odagiri Jō, born February 16, 1976), better known by his stage name Joe Odagiri (オダギリ ジョー Odagiri Jō), is a Japanese actor and musician. South China Morning Post described him as "a...
Seiji Chihara
Seiji Chihara as Zentaro Oyamada Age 56 · Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani Age 33 · Koto, Tokyo, Japan Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte..
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe Age 66 · Uonuma, Niigata, Japan Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayash...
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki as Akio Sasaki Died 2012 · Niigata, Japan
Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie Died 2014 · Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan Keizo Kanie was a distinguished Japanese actor celebrated for his notable contributions to cinema. His remarkable talent garnered him accolades, including the esteemed award for best supporting actor...
Director Makoto Kiyohiro
Cast Joe Odagiri, Kei Suma, Seiji Chihara, Shota Sometani, Ken Watanabe, Hideji Ōtaki, Keizo Kanie

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