Doing Time (2002)

Name: Doing Time
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002-05-14
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yutaka Matsushige, Toshifumi Muramatsu

Doing Time (2002), directed by Yōichi Sai, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki and Teruyuki Kagawa.

05/14/2002 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 33m

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A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.

浜田毅Cinematography
Yōichi SaiDirector, Writer
川瀬功Editing
榎望Producer

About the film

Doing Time (Japanese: 刑務所の中, Hepburn: Keimusho no Naka) is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Korean-Japanese film director Yōichi Sai. Based on Kazuichi Hanawa's manga of the same name, it follows the day-to-day routine of a middle-aged inmate at a low security Japanese prison.

The film uses a series of short vignettes to portray, often with understated humour, different aspects of prison life, especially the unvarying daily routines, the highly detailed rules, and the petty obsessions and minor pleasures that occupy the inmates' thoughts and conversations.

The film is based on the manga of the same name, which relates the author's experiences during a three-year prison sentence.

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The film is based on the manga of the same name, which relates the author's experiences during a three-year prison sentence.

Plot

Hanawa is a middle aged gun enthusiast, but is jailed for three years for possession of illegal firearms. He is placed in a low security prison in Hokkaidō.

He shares a cell with four other inmates, and adjusts to the strict rules which dictate prisoners' movements in minute detail. At first he is amused by the importance that his cellmates attach to normally trivial matters, but over the course of the film he too comes to find them a way of passing the time and relieving boredom.

After a minor transgression of the rules, he is placed in solitary confinement, where he finds contentment in his solitude and his repetitive job of assembling paper medicine bags.

Reception

In 2026, Paper Chained gave the film four out of five stars, praising Tsutomu Yamazaki performance as Hanawa and saying the film "captures the themes of Hanawa's original manga narrative beautifully".

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Doing Time at IMDb

Text from Doing Time (2002 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doing_Time_(2002_film)

Trivia

It premiered on May 14, 2002, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h33 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "刑務所の中".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosEisei Gekijo, Be-Wild
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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浜田毅 Cinematography
Yōichi Sai Director
川瀬功 Editing
榎望 Producer
Yoshihiro Nakamura Writer
Yōichi Sai Writer
Wishing Chong Writer

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What is Doing Time about?

Doing Time: A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.

Who directed Doing Time?

Doing Time was directed by Yōichi Sai in 2002.

Who stars in Doing Time?

The cast of Doing Time includes Tsutomu Yamazaki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yutaka Matsushige and Toshifumi Muramatsu.

How long is Doing Time?

Doing Time runs for 93 minutes, or 1h33.

What is Doing Time based on?

Doing Time is based on Doing Time.