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Doing Time (刑務所の中, Keimusho no Naka) is a 2002 film directed by Korean-Japanese film director Yōichi Sai. Based on Kazuichi Hanawa's manga, it follows the day-to-day routine of a middle-aged inmate at a low security Japanese prison.
Apr 4, 2003 · Doing Time: Directed by Yôichi Sai. With Tsutomu Yamazaki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tomorô Taguchi, Yutaka Matsushige. A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Yôichi Sai
- 2003-04-04
May 28, 2018 · Drama/comedy film movie about a quirky set of inmates at a low-security Japanese prison. They also eat very well there. Based on a manga (comic book). English Subtitles (Thank You miskon (a) of...
- 93 min
- 26.2K
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Movie: Doing Time. Romaji: Keimusho no naka. Japanese: 刑務所の中. Director: Yoichi Sai. Writer: Wishing Chong. Producer: Nozomu Enoki, Tomiyasu Ishikawa. Cinematographer Takeshi Hamada. Release Date: December 7, 2002. Runtime: 93 min. Distributor: Xanadeux Company. Language: Japanese. Country: Japan. Plot.
Hanawa is serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of Hanawa’s cellmates to abandon their individuality. Hanawa lasts longer than the others, but a stint in solitary confinement leads him to the same state. Synopsis.
A gun collector, Hanawa (Tsutomu Yamazaki), is arrested and convicted of possessing illegal firearms. He's sentenced to three years inside a minimum-security prison.
- Comedy, Drama
DOING TIME presents prison life as a satire on Japanese bureaucracy and social conventions: the inmates have to follow a military-like routine which leads to rather comical scenes as the whole tone of the movie is light throughout.
