Japanese Labor Prison My Story

Franky Fortunato

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,

Episodes

  1. 8. Shizuoka Labor Prison 静岡刑務所

    01/23/2021

    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.

    1h 24m
  2. 7. Solitary Confinement - 11.5 months かわいそう

    01/22/2021

    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
  3. 6. Arrested in Japan 日本

    01/22/2021

    6. Arrested in Japan 日本

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

    1h 5m
  4. 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

    01/22/2021

    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.

    1h 14m
  5. 4. Amtrak 電車

    01/20/2021

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

    01/19/2021

    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
  7. 2. Mississippi Burning ミシシッピ焼

    01/18/2021

    2. Mississippi Burning ミシシッピ焼

    Leaving Japanese life for the trailer park on the swamp life.

    46 min
  8. 1. Tokyo Drift 東京ドリフト

    01/12/2021

    1. Tokyo Drift 東京ドリフト

    Fortunato is born on the bayou of Biloxi MS because his southern belle mother refused to have a baby north of the Dixie line for fear of being shunned by her family back home. At the age of two Fortunato goes to Japan with his father and entered a Japanese life style with a Japanese step mother. They lived off base and he became fluent in Japanese.

    38 min

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    Japanese Labor Prison My Story (Trailer)

    Japanese Labor Prison My Story

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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,

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