Gotohoka Satsujinshu?

Chuck Stephens cougar71
Thu Aug 29 02:25:59 EDT 2002


I'm currently working on a project involving Japanese movie posters, 
and someone has given me an image of a poster for a film I've never 
seen and can't seem to get any additional info on. The title is, 
apparently, "Gotohoka Satsujinshu"/"Thieves Arsonists Killers". This 
is the plot synopsis of the film I was given:

"Rumored to have been based on actual people, this scandalous movie 
had a huge impact. An obscure masterpiece of Yakuza movie making. 
Immediately after WW2, repeat jailbreaker Masayuki Ueda's prison term 
has swollen to 41 years and 7 months. Even so, he spends all his 
energy on breaking out of jail. Stars Hiroki Matsukata as the 
determined jailbreaker Ueda. Director: Sadao Nakajima"

 From this description, it sounds more like they're describing the 
film "Datsugoku Hiroshima Satsujinshu"/"Breakout - Hiroshima Killers".

I can't find any information on the internet for a film called 
"Gotohoka Satsujinshu"/"Thieves Arsonists Killers", and I've searched 
it using both Matsukata and Nakajima's names.

Does anyone here know this film, and might provide me with some 
information about it? Does the Japanese title and the translation 
they've given me make sense?

Thanks
Chuck




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