{"product_id":"eighteen-years-in-prison-blu-ray","title":"Eighteen Years in Prison Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Eighteen Years in Prison'  Director: Tai Kato (1967)  Cast Includes: Noboru Ando, Asao Koike,  Tomisaburo Wakayama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando, By a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him) and Tsukada (Asao Koike, Sympathy for the Underdog) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses their gains to start a yakuza gang. Facing violent inmates and a cruel warden (Tomisaburo Wakayama, Big Time Gambling Boss), Kawada vows to escape and stop his former partner. Tai Kato directs this epic prison story with characteristic visual flair, while gangster-turned-actor Ando delivers a stunning performance charged with real-life gravitas. As an examination of the deep scars of wartime, this genre classic is also a clear precursor to Kinji Fukasaku’s epoch-making Battles Without Honour and Humanity series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciation by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA visual essay on Japanese prison films by author Tom Mes (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring new writing by Ivo Smits and an archival interview with Noboru Ando by Mark Schilling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49323542773899,"sku":"hcq1788777284691","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5150\/1195\/files\/eighteen-years-in-prison-blu-ray_1.jpg?v=1788777288","url":"https:\/\/www.everydaynook.shop\/products\/eighteen-years-in-prison-blu-ray","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}