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A School Behind Bars

A School Behind Bars

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Drama

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"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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

11 October 2010

Country

Japan

Cast

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Junpei Ishikawa

Kei Suma

Kei Suma

Jack Harada

Seiji Chihara

Seiji Chihara

Zentaro Oyamada

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Akio Sasaki

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

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