Akaji Maro,
Itsuji Itao,
Jun Inoue,
Jun Kunimura,
Kotomi Kyono
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Director Toshiaki Toyoda's engaging tale follows nine escaped prisoners who set out on a wild adventure and end up on a life-altering journey. The disparate criminals (including a pimp, a porn king an...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
Stats: 56 reviews
Very entertaining, but kind of hard to comment on. I liked the style of filming, and how the characters are portrayed. Pretty difficult to get close to if you have 9 main characters, but it worked somehow.
I guess it's about taking control of your own life and consequently your o...( read more)
Not bad at all. A good story here, quite refreshing and featuring a good sense of humor. Check it out if you've got extra time on your hands.
Toyoda is a visual director in the most absolute way possible, and with 9 Souls he sets out to prove that to the world. I was completely thrown by the imagination and photography. It's a hard film to gauge just because there's so much substance underneath the ordinary. It's vio...( read more)
Powerful film with a great cast. I have a weakness for prison films, and this one, although they escape in the first act, is still one of the best. Toyoda is a master when it comes to visual storytelling and this film has some striking, memorable, images and scenes. I also hav...( read more)
9 inmates break out of jail together and travel across the country in a battered old van in search of a secret which they they were told about by a 10th prisoner. It is essentially a road movie. A road movie which encompasses tragedy, humour, fantasy, sadness and breathtaking pho...( read more)
Perfect!!! I really like this movie... wow... Every actor got a good persona and story... the tension build up really nice... how they frame and connect each of the story... a little humor every time you can't expect... it's just... wow... Mr. Toyoda? you did it... you compose a ...( read more)
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