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Director:
Writers:
Tsutomu Takahashi (comic book)
Ryûhei Kitamura (screenplay) ...
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Tagline:
A life worse than death.
Plot:
After survivng his own execution, Tenshu choses to be subjected to the bizarre experiments of the prison officials. full summary | add synopsis
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Fantastic fun more (19 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hideo Sakaki | ... | Tenshu Yashiro |
| Ryô | ... | Yurika Saegusa |
 | Koyuki | ... | Asuka Saegusa |
| Shun Sugata | ... | Matsuda |
| Erika Oda | ... | Misako Hara |
| Tak Sakaguchi | ... | Zeros |
| Jun Kunimura | ... | Kojima |
| Ryûshi Mizukami | ... | Warden 1 |
| Keita Kimura | ... | Warden 2 |
| Minoru Aoki | ... | Warden 3 |
| Boba | ... | Hair Cut Guard |
| Takanori Hamachika | ... | Guard 1 |
| Makato Kitami | ... | Guard 2 |
| Seki Watanabe | ... | Guard 3 |
| Suenari Matsubara | ... | Guard 4 |
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Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:MA (2006) | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16
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Factual errors: When Takutake shoots Zeros after he is defeated, you can clearly hear the sound of a shell casing of a pistol hitting the ground. As Takutake is using a revolver, which does not eject spent shells after each shot, this would make no sense. more
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Referenced in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (VG) more
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I am so glad that i got a chance to see this rare little gem of a movie. I saw it at an independent film festival, so don't expect it to come to your town anytime soon. During the film, i noticed about 10 people get up and walk out. Too bad for them (down here in the south, folks don't like having to read subtitles). The movie starts out slow, but is so rich in dialogue that i never felt bored. When the action finally arrives, i found myself glued to the screen as if i were riding a roller coaster.
I also got a big kick of the Chapter Titles appearing before the chapters, especially the ones that introduce the characters as they appear on screen. It reminded me of Zelda (Ocarina of Time) when you face level bosses.
If this is the future of "video game/comic book" movies, then i welcome it.