What's your image of a prison?
Do you think of a dark place without any windows that's
surrounded by tall fences? The inmates must
obey strict rules? Isn't that the image you have?
You're wrong! That's so old-fashioned.
We're trying to create a modern female prison.
Protecting their motherly instinct is our mission.
That's what we focus on.
To provide an open and bright environment, their prison suits
are pink, and the fences are a lot lower.
Let's build a country that is more female-friendly.
We must accomplish our mission.
As the Minister of Justice, I'm working on a new reform.
to reduce the number of female inmates and repeated convictions.
He's talking about us!
Mr. Naito, that was a terrific speech! Right, Ipponmatsu?
Please don't worry. Many female inmates are trying to
straighten themselves out.
Everyone, please trust and support them.
It's okay to lower the prison fences.
It's Japan! No one will try to escape from prison!
Exactly!
Ipponmatsu, what's going on?
It's a prison break! What should we do?
Stand up!
Dome! I'll do anything to get there!
Ouch!
Go back.
Accident!
- Pick her up! - Okay.
One, two, three.
Hold on!
We have to call an ambulance.
No need for an ambulance. Take her back. To the west.
We have to settle things peacefully here.
Right, Ipponmatsu?
Yes, exactly, sir.
Ipponmatsu, did anything happen today?
Not at all! Right?
Rumor has it an inmate escaped and was hit by a prison van.
That's not true, is it?
Not at all, sir. You must be talking about New Mexico.
Are you covering it up again?
Punishment!
We should punish inmate #356 instead of writing her up.
What the heck? No punishment. Were you listening?
Mr. Onda wants to settle this peacefully.
I guess I have to do something.
Let her rest for a little bit.
I see! Excellent idea!
Number 358, what's the matter? Walk!
Kotone Kamiwatari
Inmate #358, what is your offense?
Tell me what you did.
Murder.
You'll be living with other inmates in this dormitory.
Please don't talk about your personal life or crime.
I hear this newbie was a geisha girl, and she killed another geisha.
She blocked the beast's prison break.
I hate to think what'll happen.
Everybody's trying to mend their ways as quicly as possible.
If you get along with them and don't cause any trouble, you may be
released on parole before your five-year sentence is completed.
Please believe in yourself and try your best.
Work starts now!
Kotone Kamiwatari
Tsukasa Kususe
Sara Ichikawa
Sakurako Tsuda
Chizuka Yajima
Ume Hiratsuka
Natsu Sakamoto
Prisoners Seven
About Hanazono Prison
Hello, everyone.
Let me explain the inmates' life in Hanazono Prison.
This is the daily schedule for our female inmates.
Wake-up time is 6:30, ind their bedtime is 21:00.
The last four hours are used for relaxing.
Their work is divided into manufacturing and managing.
We manufacture common items such as chopstick
envelopes, tote bags, trashcans, and hats.
Facility managing includes cleaning, laundry, and cooking.
Their work is necessary for their life here.
The inmate build their teamwork through work.
They become more cooperative.
These photos aren't censored right.
Look.
- Sorry. - It's terrible.
Stop saying that.
- It's really bad. - Do we have to censor those photos?
They're human, too!
Go, Hanazawa Prison!
That's the geisha girl who killed another geisha.
She probably worked at a hot springs or as a prostitute.
She blocked our boss' prison break.
Newbies don't get to wear gloves.
Are you stupid? No gloves for you.
Hey, was the magazine article true?
This geisha girl killed another geisha!
It's so funny! This newbie ignored me!
She's always like that. Don't worry about her.
Shut up, already. You're so annoying.
I have no idea what you just said.
I have no idea what you're saying, either.
What?
Stop that! Come at me!
Let's take it outside.
We are outside!
This frustrated woman's hysterical attitude is terrible!
Calm down, you two.
A frustrated woman?
You're talking about me, right?
No, not at all.
He used to say that to me all the time. He called me that.
Who are you talking about?
How? How do you know that?
Were you secretly listening to me?
You're insane.
Nobody cares about you, stupid.
Is she stupid?
I'm stupid. I'm the stupidest and unluckiest woman.
I'm not satisfied! How did I become like this?
What's taking so long? Transport the fertilizer!
Ume, we have to transport the fertilizer.
Well...
I don't think she can hear today.
It's always like this. I hate it.
Everybody's insane.
You have eyes like a dead fish.
It stinks.
It does.
Hurry up and transport it.
Make the newhie carry everything.
I'll do one for exercise.
Not here. There!
No! That way!
The pale-faced geisha turned back.
It's so funny!
Oh, no! This is unbelievable!
Are you okay?
It stinks really bad. You don't smell it?
What happened? It stinks.
Kamiwatari, hurry up and clean yourself up.
What did you guys do?
It's so cold!
This is part of my job.
Please stop, sir!
You're so creepy.
This is your seat.
Whoa! A roach!
Oh, no! That's gross!
I think it's good for your skin.
I wonder who did that.
Really.
Attention!
Sit straight.
Show appreciation. Thank you for the food.
Think you for the food.
No way. Seriously?
Is that an edible locust?
Inmate number 678!
Accident!
Jin, I can't do gardening. I got splinters.
I'll take you to the nurse's office.
Can you blow on it?
Please get back to work.
Go to the nurse's office!
I just got splinters.
Lick it!
Such an idiot. She talks too much.
She's a ventriloquist. Aren't you surprised?
I see.
You're such an idiot.
Okay, then.
The woman who got yelled at killed some old men for their
inheritance money. Her nickname is Ero.
The girl next to her, Zuka, was a bad politician's secretary.
The girl all the way in the back, Nurse, killed her patient.
Her whole body has been worked on.
The vulgar one had maternity neurosis and killed her husband.
Her nickname is Motoyan. She loves to be called "Bancho."
I feel sorry for Grandma Ume who killed her husband
because she was exhausted from caring for him.
The director doesn't punish us too much to keep his
record clean. Instead, I hear our punishment cell is hell.
It's called "disciplinary confinement," and you have to
sit on your feet all day there.
I thought it might be easier because you don't have to work.
People go crazy after not doing anything for several days.
You're broken mentally and physically.
The guard, Domeki, is a devil as her name suggests.
Watch out for her. Ask me anything if you have questions.
I'm pretty well-informed somehow.
I forgot.
My name is Natsu. It's embarrassing to say, but
I left a restaurant without paying.
I resisted a little and got arrested. Give me a break.
I need to get out of here quick and go home.
My family is waiting for me.
My husband comes to see me pretty often.
I feel bad because he lives so far.
Jin, I'm tired. Can I go to the nurse's office?
Come on. Work!
She only cares about sex and money.
I can't hear you. An unpopular cyborg is saying something!
Okay, let's get back to work.
Stop talking down to me, flat face.
What? Do I look sexy? I'm sexy all the way.
I never said that!
What are those curves for?
Unlike you, I'm amazing in bed.
You're so ugly!
Yukino...?
What? Why?
It's been a while.
It sure has.
Did you come back?
We only have 20 minutes. Hurry.
I like you. Can we see each other alone? #358
Thank you for such a lovely letter.
I'll make you feel good.
Stop that!
You'll be punished for fighting!
Yes.
She spoke!
In a Kyoto dialect?
Answer her, idiot!
I saw a roach crawling on this woman's beautiful hand.
I flicked it away in flurry. Please forgive me, ma'am.
What the...? It was just usual hazing of a newbie.
Watch the corner. It's not aligned to the tatami line.
Hurry. Right here.
Pink is coming out over the tatami line.
That should be okay.
Until we have the equal space, nobody sleeps.
Stop being like that. You're so annoying.
What are you talking about?
I have no idea what you just said.
Let's calm down, okay?
Cut it out!
This is my futon!
Go over there.
Our room became even smaller with one extra person.
Small? Are you talking about my heart?
You're so mean!
Should I write a letter to my husband?
I feel like a kid.
Nobody cares.
I have to work on my novel, too.
Who would read your gross novel?
Don't you know my technique in bed?
Shut up. Your boobs are super flat.
My boobs are flat?
Mines are a size F!
So?
Touch them! Will that convince you?
Massage them!
They're fake. The bathroom is dirty.
Why are you sitting there? Clean the bathroom, newbie.
What's with the attitude?
"The lotion put on you is..."
- Stop reading! - I can't hear you.
Yamakawa.
Yamakawa? Your punishment is over.
Number 365, stand up!
Are you okay? Do you need help?
Wow, it's sparkling clean.
Poor girl.
It's gone.
It's gone! No!
Mao?
Boss, that geisha stopped your prison break!
You!
Accident!
Yamakawa's treasured item that's more important than life
is missing, I hear.
Number 356, what is it?
What's your treasure?
Ma'am, should we do a body check?
Start with these two.
She's clear.
Look.
What's this?
I think he's a Korean star.
My Hyun!
It's solved! Let's go.
Go back.
What?
You again?
Do you know what day today is?
Hyun's last performance at Toyo Dome...
Today is his final performance!
Because of you, I won't be able to see Hyun ever again.
I thought you were a beast.
I'm not a geisha. I'm a geiko.
The geiko girls in Kyoto only sell our performances,
not ourselves, in any era.
Don't forget it.
They told me to stay here until their meeting is over.
Don't worry. It's not bad at all.
Ouch.
In this scary prison, thank you for your kindness.
Wow, that's sweet.
You even tried to protect me.
Thank you very much.
Just kidding.
Just kidding?
You're being nice just to get close to me, right?
What?
The love letter, the roach, and Hyun's photo...
You did all that, right?
This is your seat.
I've been watching you.
You must be a really good pickpocket.
You don't get caught since you're so good.
Natsu, the pathological liar
I can't get divorced!
My dad left, and my mom started dating a guy.
I thought your parents were both teachers.
Hey, do you want to go eat somewhere tonight?
Sorry, I have to go home. My parents are strict.
I see. Maybe next time.
You have something on your shirt.
Thanks.
Just between you and me, I grew up really poor.
We didn't have enough money to eat.
If I was a good pickpocket, I would have done it.
Unlike me, you're from a good family, aren't you?
What?
How you plant flowers, how you eat, how you
present yourself... I can tell people's upbringing.
You even had to eat and run, not just pickpocketing,
to stay in jail.
You don't have a home or family to go back to, do you?
You're lying about your husband, aren't you?
Petition for Divorce
Thanks for the food. Will you please call the police?
You really like staying in jail.
You're one of those inmates that comes back on purpose, aren't you?
It's been a while.
It sure has.
You're back again?
How many times are you going to eat and run?
You, too.
This prison's New Year's meal isn't too bad.
So? What are you trying to say?
It's too depressing to start a new year alone.
Volunteer inmates look forward to the prison's New Year meal.
That's something old homeless people do.
You're too young for that!
What's more, you lie about your family and husband.
You're disgusting.
I never had a mom or a dad. You make me laugh so hard.
I can boil some water on my belly button and eat "bubuzuke.
A family unit is so outdated and overrated.
They gather just because they're related by blood.
They get mad and kill each other in the same house.
They fight about money.
You have to gather in the New Year.
You have to take care of your aged parents even if
they're terrible human beings.
Even if you get rich from your family business, you'll just
become big-headed. Family is disturbing.
We come into this world alone and die alone.
It's not a sci-fi movie, but I wonder if people will start
birthing and dying in capsules soon.
All of us should live independently from birth.
Are you one of those people who feel inferior for not being
able to find your family unit?
No, it wasn't your fault.
Your family made you lonely and depressing.
Don't blame the criminals.
Blame the people who made them commit crimes.
This is one of those hazing the newbie incidents, right?
Do we have hazing here, Ipponmatsu?
No, sir.
By the way, that newbie is...
...quite a girl.
Why did you kill another geiko girl?
The magazine said she was your rival.
You'll be working with Yukino tonight.
Don't fight with her, okay?
Of course not. Thanks.
Kotone, are you okay?
I got a little drunk tonight.
Are you okay?
Yes. I fell so good.
Yukino?
No! Why?
You didn't kill her, did you?
Don't talk about the case.
Why did you admit to the charges?
To prove my innocence.
I that right?
The path you chose will be filled with fights and struggles.
I'm asking why you're here.
I'm like a volunteer inmate just like you.
Although you're an informer, you didn't get any information.
Well, instead, she saw right through me.
Get the slut.
Yes.
I have the next move.
The rating of the Ministry of Justice is going up.
No matter who the prime minister is,
we control Japan's politics anyways.
Controlling the media is even easier.
Your guest is here.
Thanks for waiting.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
This is my first time here.
I don't know how to behave. Oh, no.
Just enjoy yourself.
Here you go, sir.
Thanks.
Cheers to your continuous success.
Cheers!
Newbie!
Because of you, my feet are touching the wall!
I can't even sleep!
I'm going to destroy her.
Not there.
We're not doing anything.
She's not talking.
That's scary.
Go to hell.