A School Behind Bars

Story

Synopsis

"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.

Director

Makoto Kiyohiro

Writers

Makiko Uchidate

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

11 October 2010

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Joe Odagiri

  Junpei Ishikawa

• Kei Suma

  Jack Harada

• 

  Seiji Chihara

  Zentaro Oyamada

• 

  Shota Sometani

• 

  Ken Watanabe

• 

  Hideji Ōtaki

  Akio Sasaki

• 

  Keizo Kanie