Review: Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness (1965)
Director: Teruo Ishii
Cast: Ken Takakura, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Naoki Sugiura, Kunie Tanaka, Kanjūrō Arashi,
Ken Takakura
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Naoki Sugiura
Kunie Tanaka
Kanjūrō Arashi
Plot: Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.