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ActionFantasyHorrorThriller

Prisoners of the Ghostland

- The granddaughter of the world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save her.

In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.

Release Date : 2021-08-31

Language :EnglishMandarinFrenchJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Eleven Arts StudiosUntitled EntertainmentXYZ FilmsPatriot PicturesBoos Boos Bang BangSaturn FilmsSion ProductionKOMODO PRODUCTIONSUnion Patriot Capital Management

Production Country : JapanUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Character Name : Hero

Original Name : Nicolas Cage

Gender : Male

Sofia Boutella

Character Name : Bernice

Original Name : Sofia Boutella

Gender : Female

Nick Cassavetes

Character Name : Psycho

Original Name : Nick Cassavetes

Gender : Male

Bill Moseley

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : Bill Moseley

Gender : Male

Tak Sakaguchi

Character Name : Yasujiro

Original Name : 坂口拓

Gender : Male

YOUNG DAIS

Character Name : Ratman

Original Name : YOUNG DAIS

Gender : Male

Charles Glover

Character Name : Enoch

Original Name : Charles Glover

Gender : Male

Cici Zhou

Character Name : Chimera

Original Name : Cici Zhou

Gender : Male

Louis Kurihara

Character Name : Curi

Original Name : 栗原類

Gender : Male

Tetsu Watanabe

Character Name : Nabe

Original Name : 渡辺哲

Gender : Male

Takato Yonemoto

Character Name : Sheriff Takato

Original Name : 米本學仁

Gender : Male

Shin Shimizu

Character Name : Deputy Shin

Original Name : Shin Shimizu

Gender : Male

Matthew Chozick

Character Name : Matthew

Original Name : Matthew Chozick

Gender : Male

Constant Voisin

Character Name : Constant

Original Name : Constant Voisin

Gender : Male

Yuzuka Nakaya

Character Name : Susie

Original Name : 中屋柚香

Gender : Female

Lorena Koto

Character Name : Stella

Original Name : コトウロレナ

Gender : Female

Canon Nawata

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Canon Nawata

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Kaname

Character Name : Gumball Boy

Original Name : Hiroshi Kaname

Gender : Male

Maya Carraz

Character Name : Young Bernice

Original Name : Maya Carraz

Gender : Male

Ilsa Levine

Character Name : Bernice's Mother

Original Name : Ilsa Levine

Gender : Male

Makoto Nishimura

Character Name : Action Samurai

Original Name : Makoto Nishimura

Gender : Male

Grace Santos

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Grace Santos

Gender : Male

Ichika Suzuki

Character Name : Bank Clerk

Original Name : Ichika Suzuki

Gender : Male

Risa Yajima

Character Name : Bank Clerk

Original Name : Risa Yajima

Gender : Female

Saki Ohwada

Character Name : Bank Clerk

Original Name : Saki Ohwada

Gender : Male

Amir Ito

Character Name : Bank Customer / Samurai Gunmen

Original Name : 伊藤亜美瑠

Gender : Male

Hikaru Nishimoto

Character Name : Bank Customer

Original Name : Hikaru Nishimoto

Gender : Female

Fusaku Tani

Character Name : Bank Security Officer

Original Name : Fûsaku Tani

Gender : Male

Mikiya

Character Name : Bank Security Officer

Original Name : Mikiya

Gender : Male

Chiho Fujii

Character Name : Chimera's Servant

Original Name : Chiho Fujii

Gender : Male

Mion Ooyama

Character Name : Chimera's Servant

Original Name : Mion Ooyama

Gender : Male

Mado Karasumori

Character Name : Chimera's Servant

Original Name : 烏森まど

Gender : Female

Miyoshi

Character Name : Chimera's Servant

Original Name : Miyoshi

Gender : Male

Matsuri Kohira

Character Name : Chimera's Servant

Original Name : Matsuri Kohira

Gender : Male

Riku Nakamura

Character Name : Chimera's Servant

Original Name : Riku Nakamura

Gender : Male

Kenji Goto

Character Name : Clock Tower Leader

Original Name : Kenji Goto

Gender : Male

Kazunari Tosa

Character Name : Clock Tower Man

Original Name : 土佐和成

Gender : Male

Nitohei Hanai

Character Name : Clock Tower Man

Original Name : Nitohei Hanai

Gender : Male

Christina Virzi

Character Name : Crystal

Original Name : Christina Virzi

Gender : Male

Nuutti Aleksis

Character Name : Enoch's Servant

Original Name : Nuutti Aleksis

Gender : Male

Marion Katel

Character Name : Geisha Girl

Original Name : Marion Katel

Gender : Male

Pamela Asahi

Character Name : Geisha

Original Name : Pamela Asahi

Gender : Male

Yatsuhashi Saiko

Character Name : Geisha

Original Name : Yatsuhashi Saiko

Gender : Female

Yūko Yoshii

Character Name : Ghostland Nursery Teacher

Original Name : Yūko Yoshii

Gender : Male

Natsuki Arao

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Natsuki Arao

Gender : Male

Kaori Toudome

Character Name : Governor Caller

Original Name : Kaori Toudome

Gender : Male

Izumi Yumengo

Character Name : Governor Girl

Original Name : Izumi Yumengo

Gender : Male

Riri Sakurai

Character Name : Governor Girl

Original Name : Riri Sakurai

Gender : Male

Mako Hiiragi

Character Name : Governor Girl

Original Name : Mako Hiiragi

Gender : Male

Sen Fujimaru

Character Name : Governor Girl

Original Name : Sen Fujimaru

Gender : Female

Momoka Asahi

Character Name : Governor Girl

Original Name : Momoka Asahi

Gender : Male

Tsukino Yamamoto

Character Name : Governor Girl

Original Name : Tsukino Yamamoto

Gender : Male

Jai West

Character Name : Jay

Original Name : ジェイ・ウエスト

Gender : Male

Lisa

Character Name : Mannequin Woman

Original Name : Lisa

Gender : Male

Riko Shibata

Character Name : Mannequin Woman

Original Name : Riko Shibata

Gender : Female

Marina Seike

Character Name : Mannequin Woman

Original Name : Marina Seike

Gender : Male

Yurie Fukamachi

Character Name : Mannequin Woman

Original Name : Yurie Fukamachi

Gender : Male

Koji Taniguchi

Character Name : Merchant

Original Name : Koji Taniguchi

Gender : Male

Noriko Yamade

Character Name : Merchant

Original Name : Noriko Yamade

Gender : Male

Emiri Kisaragi

Character Name : Moru

Original Name : Emiri Kisaragi

Gender : Male

Nakamo Emerson

Character Name : Moru's Father

Original Name : Nakamo Emerson

Gender : Male

Ayana Sogawa

Character Name : Ninja

Original Name : Ayana Sogawa

Gender : Female

Mai Saionji

Character Name : Ninja

Original Name : Mai Saionji

Gender : Male

Karin Takara

Character Name : Ninja

Original Name : Karin Takara

Gender : Male

Seina Suzuki

Character Name : Ninja

Original Name : Seina Suzuki

Gender : Female

Leo

Character Name : Raimi

Original Name : Leo

Gender : Male

Tatsuhiro Yamaoka

Character Name : Ratman Jiro

Original Name : 山岡竜弘

Gender : Male

Yuto Endo

Character Name : Ratman Ichiro

Original Name : Yuto Endo

Gender : Male

Yusuke Motomura

Character Name : Ratman Saburo

Original Name : Yusuke Motomura

Gender : Male

Daisuke Izumi

Character Name : Ratman Shiro

Original Name : Daisuke Izumi

Gender : Male

Hideyuki Kobayashi

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : 小林秀行

Gender : Male

Eiki Narita

Character Name : Samurai

Original Name : 成田瑛基

Gender : Male

So Kaku

Character Name : Samurai

Original Name : 佳久創

Gender : Male

Masato Onotsuka

Character Name : Samurai

Original Name : Masato Onotsuka

Gender : Male

Takahiro Konishi

Character Name : Samurai

Original Name : Takahiro Konishi

Gender : Male

Osamu Narimatsu

Character Name : Samurai

Original Name : Osamu Narimatsu

Gender : Male

Chiharu Shimozono

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Chiharu Shimozono

Gender : Male

Narisa Suzuki

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Narisa Suzuki

Gender : Female

Eri Hosoda

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Eri Hosoda

Gender : Male

Reona Seike

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Reona Seike

Gender : Male

Hiroko Yano

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Hiroko Yano

Gender : Female

Ritsu Hanaoka

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Ritsu Hanaoka

Gender : Male

Mario Takashima

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Takashima Mario

Gender : Male

Riyo Shigeta

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Riyo Shigeta

Gender : Male

Michiko

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Michiko

Gender : Male

Yurino

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Yurino

Gender : Male

Mikoto Ise

Character Name : Geisha Gal

Original Name : Mikoto Ise

Gender : Male

Ayaha Yamamoto

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Ayaha Yamamoto

Gender : Male

Kurumi Shimizu

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Kurumi Shimizu

Gender : Male

Hiroyi Shimizu

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Hiroyi Shimizu

Gender : Male

Ojiro Enomoto

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Ojiro Enomoto

Gender : Male

Kazuma Nobuhara

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Kazuma Nobuhara

Gender : Male

Riku Mantani

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Riku Mantani

Gender : Male

Kenshin Kawai

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Kenshin Kawai

Gender : Male

Shu Yorozuya

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Shu Yorozuya

Gender : Male

Kokona Kawai

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Kokona Kawai

Gender : Male

Yuki Matsuura

Character Name : Ghostland Child

Original Name : Yuki Matsuura

Gender : Male

Cyborg Kaori

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : サイボーグかおり

Gender : Female

Miyuki Mochizuki

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Miyuki Mochizuki

Gender : Male

Eiji Kayama

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Eiji Kayama

Gender : Male

Rahul Barolia

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Rahul Barolia

Gender : Male

Gordon Hyppolite

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Gordon Hyppolite

Gender : Male

Rika Yoshida

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Rika Yoshida

Gender : Male

Hajime Tennoji

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Hajime Tennoji

Gender : Male

Ryuichi Araki

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Ryuichi Araki

Gender : Male

Hiroki Yoshida

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Hiroki Yoshida

Gender : Male

Saaya Hirayama

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Saaya Hirayama

Gender : Male

Jonathan Leflore

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Jonathan Leflore

Gender : Male

Shingo Tada

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Shingo Tada

Gender : Male

Junko Kimoto

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Junko Kimoto

Gender : Male

Shoya Nagai

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Shoya Nagai

Gender : Male

Kanako Konaka

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Kanako Konaka

Gender : Male

Shun Kitagawa

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Shun Kitagawa

Gender : Male

Kazuo Kuroda

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Kazuo Kuroda

Gender : Male

Takeshi Kuroda

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Takeshi Kuroda

Gender : Male

Keiko Taniguchi

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Keiko Taniguchi

Gender : Male

Tatsuya Kojima

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Tatsuya Kojima

Gender : Male

Kota Wadazumi

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Kota Wadazumi

Gender : Male

Tatsuya Matsumura

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Tatsuya Matsumura

Gender : Male

Murasaki Maaya

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Murasaki Maaya

Gender : Male

Yamato Kuwamura

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Yamato Kuwamura

Gender : Male

Mkoto Takeshita

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Mkoto Takeshita

Gender : Male

Yasuho Nihei

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Yasuho Nihei

Gender : Male

Melinda Antaramian

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Melinda Antaramian

Gender : Male

Yu Imai

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Yu Imai

Gender : Male

Miwa Komai

Character Name : Ghostlander

Original Name : Miwa Komai

Gender : Male

Antonio Scotto

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Antonio Scotto

Gender : Male

Michael Filosa

Character Name : Gunman / Gunman

Original Name : Michael Filosa

Gender : Male

Yo Aoi

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : 葵揚

Gender : Male

Ryunosuke Goto

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Ryunosuke Goto

Gender : Male

B.T.

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : B.T.

Gender : Male

Shedrick Desi

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Shedrick Desi

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Rowe

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Jeffrey Rowe

Gender : Male

Teruaki Ogawa

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : 小川輝晃

Gender : Male

Junichi Takakusagi

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Junichi Takakusagi

Gender : Male

Tomoyasu Yamamoto

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Tomoyasu Yamamoto

Gender : Male

Keishi Miyamoto

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Keishi Miyamoto

Gender : Male

Toshiki Hirose

Character Name : Gunman

Original Name : Toshiki Hirose

Gender : Male

Ikumi Takahashi

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Ikumi Takahashi

Gender : Male

Keijiro Fukutomi

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Keijiro Fukutomi

Gender : Male

Koa Miyahara

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Koa Miyahara

Gender : Male

Konon Miyahara

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Konon Miyahara

Gender : Male

Kurea Woods Sugita

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Kurea Woods Sugita

Gender : Male

Minori Takahashi

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Minori Takahashi

Gender : Male

Misaki Uemura

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Misaki Uemura

Gender : Male

Noeru Ishida

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Noeru Ishida

Gender : Male

Yasuhiro Noguchi

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Yasuhiro Noguchi

Gender : Male

Reio Fukumaru

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Reio Fukumaru

Gender : Male

Riko Karatsu

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Riko Karatsu

Gender : Male

Rintaro Kudo

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Rintaro Kudo

Gender : Male

Ryunosuke Takahashi

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Ryunosuke Takahashi

Gender : Male

Tsubasa Tanaka

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Tsubasa Tanaka

Gender : Male

Yuto Yamamoto

Character Name : Samurai Town Child

Original Name : Yuto Yamamoto

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2021-06-23

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Nonsensical. Absurd. Ridiculous. Just plain stupid. These words usually serve to describe an incredibly awful movie that I try to forget forever and ever. However, some extremely rare pieces of absolutely crazy filmmaking are also characterized by the adjectives above, offering me the most entertaining time I can possibly ask for. An example of this case is Prisoners of the Ghostland. It’s exceptionally dumb, follows a narrative completely devoid of any logic, and mixes up dozens of many genres by using different costumes, all sorts of epic scores, and character archetypes. Boasting an impressive production and set design (major Hollywood studios should be envious), Sion Sono offers the audience precisely what they expect from a film starring the maddest actor alive, Nicolas Cage. From the well-choreographed, well-edited, explosively bloody, hilarious action sequences to the infinite storylines, the viewers either accept whatever lunatic plot point or device the movie throws at the audience, or this is going to be a festival of pointing out what’s wrong with the whole film. Prophecies, nuclear wars, zombies, samurais, cowboys… every generic development and formulaic characters we always see in every genre are present in this amalgam of pure chaos. As expected, Cage shines in another role that will probably generate thousands of new memes, but this time Sofia Boutella and Bill Moseley also deliver two captivating performances that kept me invested when Cage was out. The only problem I have with this type of movie is the balance of the whole craziness. I don’t mind every single minute being packed with utterly ludicrous stuff, but when it starts getting genuinely confusing, that’s when it becomes too much for me to handle. Nevertheless, as long as you keep your mind open and focus on the protagonist’s main mission - and solely on that - you’ll be able to enjoy this movie as much or more than I did. Prisoners of the Ghostland is everything a film starring Nicolas Cage is expected of being. Possessing technical attributes of making the biggest Hollywood studios shamelessly hide with envy, Sion Sono’s movie is as illogical, absurd, ridiculous, stupid, and insanely entertaining as I hoped it would be. By mixing up dozens of distinct genres, the straightforward premise gets sucked into a world of total anarchy, where samurais, cowboys, nuclear explosions, modern cars, and much more collide to surround an otherwise simple narrative with nonsensically hilarious storylines and awesome action sequences. Sofia Boutella and Bill Moseley help Cage tackle this chaos, but the latter is the absolute standout due to his remarkable experience in crazy films. Despite it occasionally crossing the line and becoming too much for me to manage - it becomes seriously confusing - as long as the viewers are well-prepared to accept every jaw-dropping new development, fun is guaranteed with this brilliant satire. Rating: A-

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

@screenzealots

2021-06-23

There’s an unspoken rule of kick-ass cinema that goes something like this: if Nic Cage is attracted to a project, it’s guaranteed to at least be more interesting than most, if not all-out bonkers. Such is the case with “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” an outrageous achievement in gonzo filmmaking from director Sion Sono. The film doesn’t have a very complicated plot and a lot of it makes no sense, but this is a badass-looking showpiece of cult cinema. A bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by the Governor (Bill Moseley) and is given a task that he can’t refuse. In exchange for his freedom, the convict must find and rescue the Governor’s missing granddaughter, Bernice (Sofia Boutella). The unlikely hero is sent into the barren, hazardous area known as the Ghostland, outfitted with a leather suit that is set to explode if things don’t go as planned (spoiler alert: they don’t). His journey takes him on a wild adventure that’s filled with gunslingers, samurai, and the radioactive residents of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The film isn’t burdened with genre conventions and as a result, his film has an original vision that plays like Mad Max kabuki theater. From nightmarish visuals to elaborate costumes, this blend of East meets West is a choreographed symphony of strange from start to finish. It’s a ridiculously good looking movie, with brightly colored hues and stunning cinematography. It’s a real feast for the eyes. There’s a specific audience for this movie, and you can probably sense if you’re in that group or not. Bottom line: if you love seeing Nicolas Cage doing outrageously Cage-y things, then “Prisoners of the Ghostland” should be on your must-see list.

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Chris Sawin

@ChrisSawin

2021-09-21

The problem with _Prisoners of the Ghostland_ is that Nicolas Cage himself tried to promote it as the craziest film he’s ever made, but the film never lives up to the insane concept of having a bomb strapped to your nutsack. The film forcefully shoves Mad Max influences into a Japanese theme with nuclear deformed samurai ghosts, bouncing gumballs, animal masks, pinwheels, and bubbles, and Nicolas Cage threatening to karate chop everyone into oblivion. All of this absurdity sounds like it should be way more memorable than it actually ends up being. _Prisoners of the Ghostland_ is a massive letdown that implodes under its own lackluster outrageousness. **Full review:** https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Prisoners-of-the-Ghostland-2021-Review-An-Oddball-Samurai-Infused-Jambalaya