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Prison 13 (2019)
Director: Kensaku Watanabe
Cast: Mayu Hotta, Ken Nakajima, Kenshiro Iwai, Y没ka Yano
Runtime87 min
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Mari is a female university student. She takes part in an experiment held by popular VTuber Sophia. When Mari arrives at the place where the experiment is to be held, she notices the place looks like a prison. 12 people participate in the experiment and they are assigned roles of prisoners and prison officers. The experiment takes place over 7 days. Mari is assigned the role of a prison officer. The experiment turns violent.
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Prison 13 is a 2019 Japanese thriller film directed by Kensaku Watanabe. While the film has not received significant critical acclaim, it has generated interest for its premise of a university student participating in a violent prison experiment. The film's reception among audience members appears to be mixed, with an IMDb rating of 5.8/10 indicating a somewhat divided response.
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Prison 13 (2019) offers an intriguing and tense thriller experience, with director Kensaku Watanabe skillfully exploring the blurred lines between reality and experiment. Fans of suspenseful genre blends and thought-provoking character studies will appreciate the film's gritty visual style and compelling performances from the ensemble cast, including Mayu Hotta.