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A School Behind Bars

2010•2h 2m•

★10.0(1 ratings)

Drama

Overview

"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.

Director

Makoto Kiyohiro

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Main Cast

Joe Odagiri

Junpei Ishikawa

Kei Suma

Jack Harada

Seiji Chihara

Zentaro Oyamada

Shota Sometani

Ken Watanabe

Movies

Drama

A School Behind Bars

2010•2h 2m•

★10.0(1 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Director

Makoto Kiyohiro

Watchlist

Main Cast

Joe Odagiri

Junpei Ishikawa

Kei Suma

Jack Harada

Seiji Chihara

Zentaro Oyamada

Shota Sometani

Ken Watanabe

Hideji Ōtaki

Akio Sasaki

Keizo Kanie

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Makoto Kiyohiro

Writing

Teleplay: Makiko Uchidate

Keywords

prisonschool

Did You Know?

The original title is "塀の中の中学校" (JA).

The runtime is 122 minutes (2h 2m).

The film was directed by Makoto Kiyohiro.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1629287.

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Rating

10.0/10

Masterpiece

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

塀の中の中学校

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

TBS

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