Masaki KobayashiCast
Kô Mishima 
Torahiko Hamada 
Keiko Kishi 
Toshiko Kobayashi 
Eitarō Ozawa Junko Anami
Credits
Written by: 
Kôbô Abe
Plot
Convicted Japanese war criminals in prison; shot in 1953 and held back for three years.
Sinekatalog’s take
Masaki Kobayashi's drama lets convicted Japanese war criminals write letters and memories in prison, condemning both war and scapegoating. Shot in 1953 and held back for three years, it is a moving, angry and humane early work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (759 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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