to be totally honest i wasn not expect much at all go into 9 soul even after read heap upon heap of praise ply upon it but to say i be surprise would be a major understatement and in short i be totally blown away . the basic plot be as simple a they come and nine prison inmate range from a drug pusher all the way up to multiple murderer escape from prison and go in search of a secret stash presume to be forge money hide by a tenth inmate who crack and be drag away by guard shortly before their escape but it the direction that director toshiaki toyoda take this simple story that be so brilliant and original perfectly blend drama and comedy and violence create a truly one of kind movie that deserve to be see not only fan of asian cinema but cinema in general . superbly acted and emotional and funny and violent and at time very surreal this be a movie have it all .