KAOS: Eighteen Years in Prison

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Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (By a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him) and Tsukada (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 (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.

Eighteen Years in Prison, a film by Tai Katô, released by Radiance 29 July 2024.

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