9 episodes

This is the tale of a man and his relationship with Japan which started at the age of two. His story ends with his sentencing to a Japanese Labor Prison. This project will give an inside account to his personal story.

We will get into the court process for a foreigner charged with a serious crime, And imprisonment.

This story spans from the swamps of Mississippi, and takes you across the world to Tokyo. From California to Amsterdam. Train travel, bus travel, plane travel, road trips. Travel and learning cultures is arguably the best form of education you can receive,

Japanese Labor Prison My Story Franky Fortunato

    • History

This is the tale of a man and his relationship with Japan which started at the age of two. His story ends with his sentencing to a Japanese Labor Prison. This project will give an inside account to his personal story.

We will get into the court process for a foreigner charged with a serious crime, And imprisonment.

This story spans from the swamps of Mississippi, and takes you across the world to Tokyo. From California to Amsterdam. Train travel, bus travel, plane travel, road trips. Travel and learning cultures is arguably the best form of education you can receive,

    8. Shizuoka Labor Prison 静岡刑務所

    8. Shizuoka Labor Prison 静岡刑務所

    Explaining entering the facility and the process of getting assigned your prison job. Breakdown life in general and the job. Introduce some characters from my factory.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    7. Solitary Confinement - 11.5 months かわいそう

    7. Solitary Confinement - 11.5 months かわいそう

    Getting sentenced on the Fourth of July is a sick joke perpetrated by the Japanese government and I’ll never forget that!!! Choose another day you bastards. Describing Solitary

    • 57 min
    6. Arrested in Japan 日本

    6. Arrested in Japan 日本

    My first day back in Japan my father gets into a fight and I jump in.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    5. seedleSs. clothing - Two Backpacks and a Pillow シードレス - 2個バックパックと一個枕

    5. seedleSs. clothing - Two Backpacks and a Pillow シードレス - 2個バックパックと一個枕

    Arriving back to New Orleans after RamTrak adventure. Then leaving Mississippi for good to work at a marijuana clothing co in San Diego CA.

    • 1 hr 13 min
    4. Amtrak 電車

    4. Amtrak 電車

    Mississippi boy leaves for California for the first time. Amtrak is apparently a great place to meet women. Seedless clothing company.

    • 1 hr
    3. My first day of High School 高校生になる

    3. My first day of High School 高校生になる

    Recap with stories about Ernie, an account of my first time being arrested and being in and out of the Mississippi juvenile detention programs from 15-18.

    • 58 min

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