Storyline
The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is an employee who is divorced after her husband had an affair. She loves the jailed criminals and almost sees them as family. One day at a workshop someone faints while working hard to make money because she has a poor boyfriend. Another inmate is knocked up Another is a mother and has her child with her.
Cast & Crew
Setsuko Hara
Prison Officer
Lead
Michiyo Kogure
Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
Kyōko Kagawa
Taeko Hara, prisoner
Yoshiko Kuga
Senko Minami, prisoner
Kyōko Anzai
Yoshiko Taki, prisoner
Yōko Sugi
Kayo Sagawa, prisoner
Chieko Naniwa
Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Yoko Tani
Mary, prisoner
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Seiji Hisamatsu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Women in Prison is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
