The Taking of Ueno Ichi-Ni-San

[Mulboyne]

Kyodo via Yahoo: Film commissions help Japan's moviemakers
Japan's first subway hijacking movie, now nearing completion, would have been derailed if it had not been for the efforts of local groups called film commissions, which help moviemakers find extras and locations. The movie, "Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi" (Negotiator Masayoshi Mashita) is about the hijacking of a state-of-the-art Tokyo subway test car and is scheduled to be shown nationwide in May at movie theaters affiliated with Toho Co...The South Korean movie industry was ahead of Japan last year in making a subway panic film -- "Tube." Seoul's subway system lent itself to the movie from its planning stage. The picture included scenes of a shoot-out at Kimpo Airport...more...

[GuyJean]

Japan's first subway hijacking movie..

And the next brilliant movie idea: Fugitives breaking into prison!..

GJ