Doing Time (Keimusho no naka)

Doing Time (Keimusho no naka) (2003)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (78 ratings)

Yoichi Sai's prison film Doing Time stars Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hanawa, a man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of Hanawa's cellmates to abandon their individuality. Hanawa lasts longer than the others, but a stint in… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Yoichi Sai
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 4, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Sep 26, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Oz, Hollywood Bitchslap

    I found myself far more bereaved than elated with Doing Time. For a drama, I didn't find it very dramatic. For a character study, the characters are so drilled into conforming that there doesn't seem to be any actual characters ...

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  • Lesley N


    A series of small episodes about life in a Japanese prison. No violence or guard brutality, instead super-exacting rules, repetitive tasks and obsession about the food. Subtly funny, and quite unlike any other prison drama I've ever seen. <img… More

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