How a Man Escaped Prison By Melting Iron Bars With Soup

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[@mariuspuiu9555]

Little did they know that being released on good behavior was also one of his genius escape plans.

[@foopadr9076]

My escape plan is much more effective.

[@enigma479]

@TEMPEST my escape plan is to not get in trouble in the first place

[@Kafuggi]

666 likes.. Seems like this comment was made y the devil himself

[@ludicrous7044]

They want out ASAP. Don’t they know they will be looking over their shoulder for the rest of their life-not to mention more time if their caught!!🤷🏻‍♂️

[@plantainsame2049]

​@@enigma479 my escape plan is to become a politician and just change the laws and use money to get away with everything

[@silentgamer666]

so, he was good at getting out of prisons, but not at staying out. genius.

[@camsterdam3896]

Ha Ha

[@destynova4512]

Always wondered in the times before even TV was a thing why criminals so easily got caught. Like especially the western times going off of a drawing 😂. Like guess they wanted to be known for infamy.

[@Post-Truth_Cephalopod]

Well, when you're that good at something you don't just give it up... I guess.

[@emoneydev8684]

Hah

[@LeoMajor1]

wham bam gotem mam

[@shadie_y]

His iq skyrockets in prison and drops when he’s out 😂

[@daforkgaming3320]

He was able to escape a prison that no one escaped before him, then confesses to a random police officer a while later even though he did that last time to one he thought was a “friend” and still got arrested

[@rearrear4650]

@@daforkgaming3320 At least they treated him with more respect than beatings and granted some of his wishes too

[@OctavMandru]

Live 2 years in northern mountains of Japan, in a cave? I would probably die in 2 weeks

[@scroopynooperz9051]

He MUST have been innocent.. no one would be so hellbent on professing their innocence multiple times to law enforcement while being a fugitive, knowing a possible (probable) outcome would be him going right back to jail. Tragic, really.

[@rasmusliedberg3489]

@@OctavMandrui wouldn’t last 2 days. In that cold without food and water.

[@KatoChaotix]

The man was a god-tier-level escape artist. Every time I hear His story, I'm always fascinated by it.

[@foopadr9076]

It is just another display of how evil rules society and always has been.

[@danieldipietro5723]

dude was also a god-tier level idiot lol every time he escaped he basically handed himself over to the police immedietly.

[@jameswoods6523]

Note to self: Never trust a police officer under any circumstances with incriminating information (no matter how trustworthy they may seem)

[@Nicking989]

No sh*t it's literally their job...

[@deladrin2.0]

Exactly

[@mikebradshaw8530]

God damn this guy gave in to trying to befriend police on the run more times than any criminal in history to only be turned 😳😒 in.

[@sam08g16]

@@mikebradshaw8530 plot twist: he was an undercover police quality assurance auditor

[@SwiftCreationStudio]

Don't take a cigarette from them either

[@belzyk3dg122]

This is actually kinda heart touching. He never let life break him down.

[@joltsounds1382]

I agree

[@Joshin_Jinn]

Yeah that is one thing we all want to master. the way the one right way.. but all around us we see and hear about people that fall from their own minds built on illustions. Our selfish desires makes us comfortable and leaves us spoild with made up reasons for why that would be acceptable. A broken mind breaking out of naturs balance is the result of naive decisions with ones focus on something else relice whats truly imporant and you chall be poweful at ones

[@hurjireepz7021]

Yes all the luck that he got seems to suggest that he wasnt really meant to be in prison. Like fate didnt want him staying in prison for long.

[@chris_2208]

he was an intelligent man but unfortunately naive...

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Except he did kill at least one person..

[@samwang5831]

The man is a legend. It is heart-warming to know that he spent his final years with his daughter. Maybe that is the reason why he gave himself up to the lucky policeman.

[@thebeeflesscow1703]

Everyone: Wow that’s so impressive he never gave up and escaped 4 times! Me: where tf did the dirt go?

[@Kinobambino]

And how did he dig so fast. Also how did he know where to go

[@papriisprinks6969]

I'm pretty sure there was a gap between the floor and the ground beneath, just enough so as to stash away the dirt he dug.

[@nevermind2425]

Most buildings have a space between the actual dirt and the prison floor

[@pyromaniachimbo]

Under the floorboards

[@BrooklynBalla]

I’m guessing there was a crawl space under the floor that led some distance away from his cell.So he probably didn’t need to dig the entire distance to get out.

[@jakehenne]

SHOCKER: The title is the opposite of click-bait, honestly I think it undersells how awesome the story was lol!

[@user-uq9oe7sc5m]

It is kinda click-bait. He didn't melt the bars, he rusted them.

[@crassjazzcrash5081]

Just like your Mom

[@rilluma]

i heard this first from kentobento.. there is more details if ur interested.

[@__Mr.White__]

Yes, but why does he say mumffs to months? 8:03

[@crassjazzcrash5081]

@@__Mr.White__ because if it wouldn't then what is the question

[@beyondthecamera333]

I would also like to mention that his specially made hand, and leg cuffs weighed 20 kilos each, and he was barely able to stand while wearing them.

[@Chkprofilename]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aairiHxvjbSli6s ...

[@seikuo36]

Mfs casually training him dragon ball style

[@kaidenschmall9987]

true

[@helloworld6209]

Not exactly. See this vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYbQaHVopLqbb7s

[@beyondthecamera333]

@@helloworld6209 Yes excactly. This video literally says nothinf about the cuffs, except that the rust wasn’t visible.

[@astralsoul3216]

Came here thinking the title said soap, stayed for the soup.

[@Clara-ph7my]

I am glad at the end that finally, someone actually opened the door to release him free. He got to spend his final years with his daughter.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Ah yes, the legendary technique. MISO SOUP ESCAPE!

[@Chkprofilename]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aairiHxvjbSli6s . .

[@JangoDripDrop]

If someone held his soup then how would he use it to escape DX

[@haziqi3517]

@@JangoDripDrop wait,u didn't watch

[@Ron4885]

Hummm I'll have to remember this in case I . . . well, you know. ;)

[@HH-ru4bj]

@@Ron4885 depends on the type of confinement you have. Each situation is unique, and a basic knowledge of chemistry is a small part. There's the guard patrol, gaps in your routine, and what type of tools are at your disposal. Genius takes many forms. IQ only measures a specific part of it.

[@rayp2940]

This story is actually very deep. I'm happy you did this story. Ive known about this for awhile.. he escaped prison multiple times specifically to be with his family.. this man was a genius. Though you left out some important information on this story though. He purposely gave himself up because he was sick of running under the terms that they revoke his death sentence, he got to choose the prison he wanted to stay at as long as he promised he would never escape again

[@justvibin4697]

You learnt about it from that one kentobento video, right?

[@kevindube7096]

I just don’t like how all the characters look like their necks have been recently strangled upon

[@satansniffler1]

@@justvibin4697 omfg yesss

[@John-Doe-Yo]

He did mention how he purposely gave himself up though no way he’d expect the cop to let him go after the confession

[@cristibaluta]

I don't buy it, especially the part with dislocating the shoulder, i don't see how that was necessary, if you can fit the rest of your body through a hole it's a matter of starting with one shoulder at an angle.

[@williamkoscielniak7871]

My God. That's story is so incredible it's genuinely hard to believe. I don't care what petty crimes he committed, that man is a hero.

[@dreamweaver4886]

Absolutely riveting. Thank you so much Arran. I love the jovial nature of these videos too. There's nowhere near enough happiness in the World! 😊

[@elmacho2789]

Moral of the story: don’t say something is unsinkable or unescapable or unanythingable. Just don’t.

[@stevenschalck2781]

Yeah it never seems to work out look at that cave batman had to get out of after a little kid did it first lol

[@Redflowers9]

Or better to die looking for a solution than it is not to, because with the former there is more possibility.

[@SwiftCreationStudio]

_Hey, many women have said I'm unfuckable_ So far so good on that one :U

[@vudemoniac]

@@SwiftCreationStudio hey, "many" does not mean "all", so you're good :D

[@SwiftCreationStudio]

@@vudemoniac to be fair I've never been told that. I was just trying to be funny

[@TommyCrosby]

Shiratori is a legend, I'm surprised that it was never made into a movie.

[@MsEriKaT]

The movie, Prison Break (2017), is a documentary about Yoshie Shiratori.

[@TommyCrosby]

@@MsEriKaT yeah, I saw that on Wikipedia, but it's not an actual movie.

[@Yezpahr]

At 21:03 Thoughty2 can be heard saying "movies" so I reckon there are a few "real" movies at least. Not sure of their names though but that's what Google is for.

[@thursoberwick1948]

21:06 Thoughty2 mentions film adaptations.

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@Yezpahr Google is useless. It is only a gatekeeper. Alternatives are available.

[@shepshape2585]

This was the first video of yours that I've seen. It was so well done, and the narration so good, that I instantly subscribed. I look forward to watching more of your stuff. Thanks for the entertaining story!

[@TheStormey]

I just found your channel tonight, very much enjoying the content and the storytelling! Thanks so much!

[@chrisc3380]

My grandfather used to say willpower is a humans greatest tool, with it you can do whatever you want. That man will to escape that many times remarkable.

[@MrSharkFIN]

Yes! All he wanted after all, was freedom.

[@OzixiThrill]

@@MrSharkFIN Actually, I do recall him later stating that all he wanted was fair treatment; Not even freedom. After being thrown in jail a 5th time, his sentence was spent in a very lenient prison; Which just so happened to sap his desire to escape.

[@bhaveshtochabbra6853]

Your grandfather advice had an impact on me.

[@ComicalRealm]

Guards: This prison is escape proof Yoshi Shitori: Hold my miso soup

[@Chkprofilename]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aairiHxvjbSli6s . .

[@le9038]

*starts dipping hand cuffs in soup *

[@alterworlds1629]

Who makes the floor out of wooden boards in a prison, and claims it cannot be escaped. It is WOOD. WITH DIRT BELOW. People can dig with even the shittiest of tools if needed,

[@oliverpetroski4205]

They should make a movie about him.

[@denifnaf5874]

Some people escaped by using dried piss as explosive

[@michaelpiantine8816]

did i miss the part where he melted the iron bars with miso soup? lol maybe rotted them away, not melted.

[@rafetizer]

Pleasantly surprised by the clickbait here

[@HughMirin-Bruh]

Eroded away would probably be the best words

[@ronryandechavez]

It is me like a child listening and watching to my grandma/grandpa's stories, this is kinda awesome to learn history from other places

[@sizwe.amabaso732]

The guard: this prison is escape proof Yoshi: ...and I took that personal

[@anthonyernst999]

Hmm

[@Canalcoholic]

And he did it four times to prove it wasn’t a fluke.

[@lethalwolf7455]

Yoshi...hold my Miso soup😂

[@sanjablazina2879]

@@lethalwolf7455 On second thought, give that back, thank you very much

[@Tradbow85]

Shit, I what is the "and I took that personal" from? Drawing a blank.

[@deltalimabravo6727]

I wasn’t familiar with the story and the twists caught me off-guard, well-played.

[@mainemail5506]

There are some epic details he missed out on: Like how they only out him in those hand cuffs without key holes (which were stronger than the normal kind) because he ripped the normal ones in half with his strength alone

[@mainemail5506]

There's an even better version of this on Kento Bentos channel

[@VitoBurrito]

This man was thei literal personification of "NEVA GIVE UP!" Japanese motivation.

[@peterwarren6418]

Well said, great presentation, and the story was amazing

[@andyhill242]

Another heartwarming story, I've never heard before.

[@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall]

It's because they're all made up

[@dalaisdramalama4470]

@@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall it sounds like it is made up because he's butchering the names ;-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshie_Shiratori

[@SwiftCreationStudio]

@@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall it's funny because you could easily independently verify their validity, but I guess this generation is incapable of that and needs it force fed

[@largebig79]

@@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall if you were capable of doing an ounce of research you would know they aren't

[@tofaanshinwari6431]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYLUXp96Yr6ii7Nh-.

[@beckyfromhr588]

This guy is so amazing if I was the judge I would’ve just let him go he’d be better off as the next Houdini than as a criminal

[@quietyard8014]

He sounds like a genius. Given an intellectually stimulating prison job, he might have not tried to escape.

[@listerineclean343]

You get that he killed two people though, right? Wtf lmao

[@AMagicalTortoise]

@@listerineclean343 Well, to be fair, one of those people it’s not guaranteed he killed, and the other was in self defense.

[@Karanova311]

I would give him the chance to be responsible for the security of the prisons buildung. no one will ever succeed to escape again 😂

[@BeefSalsaa]

@@quietyard8014 if only

[@aminansar5294]

I actually feel really sorry for the man. He didn't deserve it and top of it he was a genius who wasn't utilised well. Anyone would get stubborn like him to escape if they were locked unjustly. The man deserved better

[@megumin-staff6937]

Keep escaping until the Justice system is fair enough to listen to you. What a man

[@M8NESS]

Genius when it comes to escaping prison, but also a genius when it comes to ending up in one...

[@nvmffs]

Just keep chatting up police officers... doesn't take a genius lol

[@Elmithian]

@@nvmffs Just really makes it feel like he was genuinely innocent. Considering how horribly flawed the current Japanese legal system is (conviction wise), I can't even imagine how horrid the old one was.

[@tofaanshinwari6431]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYLUXp96Yr6ii7M!!×

[@kuronoch.1441]

​@@Elmithian Late reply: Take Japan's current system, add the inhumanity of the Japanese armed forces during WWII, and you get Shiratori's situation.

[@corporateservants269]

This guy will make for a very awesome grandfather. Just imagine how many stories he will have amassed in his yesrs! Great job sir, 1 of your best in awhile. They're all great, but this was 1 of your greatest interpretations of a story already been told.

[@allanshpeley4284]

Absolutely! Hopefully he can inspire a life of lockpicking, theft and murder in the innocent minds of his beloved grandchildren!

[@corporateservants269]

@@allanshpeley4284 if that's how you look at storytelling, then maybe you shouldn't watch tv or listen to music if those are your ideologies. 🤷‍♂️

[@allanshpeley4284]

​@@corporateservants269 Why, because I don't glorify criminals? Look, if his message to his grandchildren was don't make the same mistakes I did, then I can agree with you.

[@corporateservants269]

@@allanshpeley4284 I'm not demonizing you, I'm just saying stories are just that, they're stories! They aren't codes to live by. When (if) you heard Hansel and Gretel, would you contemplate that every old woman was a cannibal that needed to die?😅 of course not, that would be crazy!🤣

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@corporateservants269 I misread your original comment. I see now you were referring to 42, not the criminal. My mistake. Yes, 42 is a good storyteller.

[@Mystikbvsn]

Loved watching this video as well, even though I have watched another YT video from KentoBento about this absolute mad lad. What a badass story!

[@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770]

A story of never giving up on a better life is what I see . and being with those you love. Respect

[@danbasford7456]

"That must have been really hard." "Actually, it was super easy, barely an inconvenience."

[@innocentbystander3317]

Wow wow wow... wow! That's a pretty big "Oops!"

[@ishanavinash]

Escaping from prison using soup is tight.

[@peet-janissen5838]

He then did a backflip snapped the bad guy’s neck and saved the day

[@myscreen2urs]

He had to do a murder on that farmer he decided🙃

[@gregbors8364]

Crossover comments are TIGHT

[@neostriker_7849]

finally a story that i already know

[@aliyazdani111]

I kinda know how it feels man, i knew the bear soldier story too.

[@neostriker_7849]

@@Salman98776 ya

[@sabersz]

I've watched Kento's video on this like 4 times lol

[@Germ_f]

@@Salman98776 you read my mind lmaoo

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

Yup, I clicked because I knew it from Kento Bento.

[@sikksnakk]

Dam man you have a lot of good stories A long time ago we used to sit around a campfire, stare at the burning wood, and listen to old folks telling theese kind of stories and legends. Now we stare at the glow from a screen, and are still mesmerized. There has always been storytellers that delivered legends, folklore and fairytales on to the next generation. My grandfather was a great storyteller, and half a century later I'm still remebering the exitement of listening to him. I have seen a lot of your videos. You are the net version of the human storyteller tradition. And you are doing a good job🙂

[@quantitativeease]

The memorial at the end was unexpected and very touching. I got tears in my eyes.

[@PowerandControlUFU]

This guy is a true example of Japanese patience and perseverance.

[@jaimytourigny3027]

This guy is a LEGEND, he deserve to be remembered!

[@donking454]

Ha has been.

[@jaimytourigny3027]

@Evelyn 21 y.o - check my vidéó If you'd not 'try' to sound smart, you'd notice once out he had to flee civilisation and couldn't find neither a work nor house, try living like that and show us what a '"genius" can do. To me it sound like you didn't even gave one ear to the video

[@obiwankenobi265]

He killed two people

[@jaimytourigny3027]

@@obiwankenobi265 You killed alot of people Kenobi, better change identity now that the empire is in power

[@obiwankenobi265]

@@jaimytourigny3027 👋 I'm not the Jedi your looking for

[@FloatingSunfish]

The escapes are so unbelievable they sound like something Lupin would pull off, lmao. 😂

[@shadowman7307]

Guards: "This time we got you for good. This jail is escape proof. You're not going anywhere." Shiratori: "Hold my soup."

[@miamijules2149]

Wow. What a great premise for a movie…. Beginning with him and the cop at bench having a smoke. Damn.

[@innocentbystander3317]

I just pictured Forest Gump reciting the story of The Fugitive... "Momma alwas said loife is loike a bowl of Meeso." "I don't care..." "I wasnt me that keeled Jennay, it was the one armed mang. "I still don't care... Don't run, Forest! Don't run!"

[@fishrenfroeboyd7954]

I think it would be better if it just showed the whole movie chronologically that leads up to the last scene with him on a bench with the cop, and then when he starts telling his story to the cop it just shows the entire movie again a 2nd time but with reenactment actors this time.

[@kenji2787]

Hate that kind of stupid movie writing and they’re doing it way to often. I’ve already lost interested with your unexplained plots, accepted it as a mystery and moved on. Now, the story is getting interesting and I want to see what comes next, just to be distracted by the not anymore interesting bullshit.

[@SJNaka101]

@@fishrenfroeboyd7954 Holy shit

[@OfficialNinjaSkillz]

I’ve watched nearly every video on this man. Something about him is captivating. He never had the heart to be a criminal.

[@allanshpeley4284]

What about when he killed the farmer?

[@belandino]

@@allanshpeley4284 Self defense, no doubt about it. 100%.

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@belandino Lol. He was trespassing and stealing from the farmer. If anything the farmer was the one attempting to defend himself (and rightfully so).

[@belandino]

@@allanshpeley4284 I was trolling lol

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@belandino haha ok, that makes more sense now.

[@MajorTendonitis]

Amazing story with a good ending. I can’t get over how intelligent this guy was , imagine if he used it for good

[@KenXyroReal]

This man was saving up skill points and unlocked a new skill every time he was sent to prison.

[@boodashaka2841]

I wanna know how he was able to get from outside his cell to the actual outside of the prison itself though. Seems like there would be other doors and extra layers of guards etc. Be cool to find out but I guess that part is less fun to hear

[@rabidcabbage7230]

I haven't watch this video specifically and I don't know which escape you're talking about, but there is a prison he escaped, turned museum, and it has a wax figure of him crawling along the over head arches near the top of the ceiling as part of his escape.

[@boodashaka2841]

@@rabidcabbage7230 I like the honesty my guy

[@rabidcabbage7230]

@@boodashaka2841 thanks

[@brandonbrown9489]

It is the most interesting part really. But, from a safety standpoint I guess you could argue, most prisons would not want the details out or put out vaguely. Alot of prisons were made around the same time and followed very similar designs so it could potentially give information out to allow others to escape older facilities. But that's literally just a guess lol

[@azri8799]

Watch kento bento video about him. It got more details

[@Elmithian]

Considering the Japanese legal system back then (and even now for that matter) there are pretty good odds that he was genuinely innocent. You don't get 99% conviction rate without some good ol torture and harassment until the suspects admits guilt, even though they didn't break any laws.

[@lpfan4491]

If that is true, then we have the classic case of "The crime happened because of the legal system, not the other way around."(Because he did end up murdering that one farmer-dude after the prisons forced him to become a mountain hermit)

[@foopadr9076]

Considering how racist Japanese byrocrats are, it's fair to say he was a victim of their ignorance.

[@shadoninja]

I know someone who got arrested back in 2015. It is still the same. They harass you endlessly and keep you detained until you admit to whatever they want you to admit to.

[@anotherone9770]

true but he had no right to be on the farmers property being the source of said murder

[@ScooterCat64]

@@anotherone9770 What person wouldn't do that if their about to starve to death? (assuming he was)

[@dogerswag]

I've seen his story adapted so many times. Mans a legend.

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

I love this guys story! I’m surprised it’s not more popular, because it’s insane XD (I have yet to watch this video, but I’m excited)

[@christopherpenny6216]

I don't think I've ever commented on one of your videos. I know it helps with the algorithm so - I just want to thank you for your hard work. Your content has been some of the most direct and informative on KZbin for quite some time. No garbage, no click bait, honest promotions, and genuinely amusing but tasteful jokes in there, too. That's all.

[@holohulolo]

When it came to the part he was in the prison with the misosoup I immediately figured he was going to use it to rust the metal because of how he escaped his previous cell from the screws that were rusted from the rain. I wonder if the reason he also thought of that was because of that experience. I mean almost everyone know water can rust metal what more a miso soup. Also the story is actually touching. The fact that he could be in prison so many times, living in the woods for 2 years and still not have his spirit to live broken by those circumstances. It's truly a wonderful story, if it were like shawshank story where he did or didn't but most likely didn't commit his crime, it's truly a great story about the will to live. It's not just about a brilliant escape, of how impressive how crafty he is it's also how his escapes have bought him enough time for the world to change and him being free from the death sentence, of him trusting a guard he barely knew and actually meeting a police officer and started chatting with him and confessing to him What an amazing story, there's even no need for dramatization making it to a movie. The story already seems like it came out of a movie.

[@Kinobambino]

At the core of human nature is survival. Using brain and brawn. Probably did the opposite of break his spirit. How can I be free? Set a fire in him

[@foopadr9076]

Maybe he was trying to kill himself. That's what I try to do every time I go out into the forest. The human body is way to strong unfortunally. He died of an heart attack caused by that years later I am sure. I will kill myself way before the heart attack gets me tho. I will win. Test me.

[@callsignprofessor]

I love all your videos but this one is my all time favorite! 🙌🏼

[@therealzilch]

Another great story, thanks. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

[@DavidDatura]

I’m constantly blown away by how this guy finds all these quirky left field stories every week. With every one as interesting or even more so, than the one before. I think he’s a kind of quirky genius!

[@KulaGGin]

I think He's got a whole team. And also people on Patreon send him ideas. It's his channel and he's the narrator, but I don't think that he's doing everything by himself: scenarios, directing, editing, etc. He even used to list all people who work on the video when he started his channel, but not anymore.

[@DavidDatura]

@@KulaGGin maybe, that didn’t occur to me 🤔

[@Speedster189]

@@KulaGGin you forgot the most important person, the animator

[@RyanUpchurchsFavoriteChannel]

My question is, how can someone that brilliant be dumb enough to turn themselves into the authorities twice thinking that they're going to be his friend? Second question, how can someone that brilliant not realize that it's time to leave the country? He could have put his skills to use getting out of the country instead of getting out of a prison which would probably be a whole lot easier. NEVER TRUST AUTHORITY ! EVER.

[@ryanbadgett5113]

I don’t trust authority lol

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

It's rather difficult, and often counterproductive to *never* trust any form of authority. Usually doesn't work out too well. This one's a shame though. His seemingly good heart was kind of taken advantage of.

[@Kinobambino]

He didn't want to leave his family I guess. Maybe he always had the thought to return to them

[@mellowmallow4855]

Because he wanted to be reunited with his family.

[@santiaguo21]

I mean the first time he was desperate and the second one he himself handed himself over

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

This is one of the coolest stories ever 🤣 What an absolute Chad.

[@rohitdhawan311]

I can't really decide what I like more, your amazing content or that dap mustache...haha. All the best for your future endeavors. Best wishes from India

[@tomm04471]

I think the most important message in this story is that it was a form of compassion, not punishment, that changed a man. Or if you want to put an interesting spin on it, it was only compassion that could keep him in prison until his release.

[@crassjazzcrash5081]

Tell that to your Mom

[@lenny108]

8:08 Nowadays life has become so tough that prisoners who are released from jail often try to get back into prison as fast as possible.

[@erikjarandson5458]

Guard: We found a tunnel between one of the cells and the outside of the wall. Warden: Oh, no! Which prisoner escaped? Guard: Well, that's the thing... Inmate Jones is back, and looking forward to taco Friday.

[@Simon-nx1sc]

@@erikjarandson5458 lmao

[@FosterChild]

When i was in prison i met a lot of inmates who actually planned o returning. It was how they made money. They would get released on license half way through their sentence. Fill their bum with drugs. Then brake the law and get sent back to prison for the remainder of their sentence. Making some cash for their release.

[@FosterChild]

@KKK Revolution for me at the time i was homeless i had nothing so prison for me was a roof, routine, medical, and food. Fuckin saved me but i wouldnt want to go back. My records clean now :)

[@andrewsmart2949]

yep 3 meals a day and minimal cleaning up,if they are on pshch drugs they love it

[@sebsan364]

Love you man!! Watching You long time before you grown a mustache ...and i never got dissapointed!! In those f.. up times and many fake youtubers it means a lot. Great man You are and massively outstanding job You are doing Sir. your big fan: Seb ;)

[@marypatten9655]

What a great story. Thank you for sharing. History can be so interestering and educational. God blesd

[@PowerChannel88]

For how good he was at escaping prison, he was really really bad at staying out longer than five minutes without telling some cop figure that he is a fugative.

[@ucmgaming9957]

It's pretty awesome that one of the prisons he escaped from has immortalised him through art!

[@FurchtbaresGaming]

When i started watching, i realized, that ive watched it before. But i kept watching because this story is just great!

[@thatchanguy]

Yoshie Shiratori: the original escape room pro. This is a fascinating story. Thank you for sharing!

[@quitted7276]

Where's my,"they failed to account for his 5th ability. Immortality."

[@MonsterIsABlock]

We need to make an anime out of this.

[@spider_1232]

early on a monsterisablock comment.

[@Slendermaster968]

There is one... Golden Kamuy. Character "Shiraishi Yoshitake" is pretty much a reference to Yoshie Shiratori.

[@sam08g16]

We could make a religion out of this

[@Kafj302]

@@sam08g16 i mean there are such things as "escape rooms"......and people travel around doing thing religiously so in a sense it is a religion.

[@DarrenC_1024]

@@sam08g16 Jail-breaking iPhone owners are already devoted believers.

[@liammurphy2725]

Amazing tale. Thank you.

[@laramauss1948]

great story! Thank you! 😊

[@quinnigan565]

I have no idea how you come up with so much content… seriously impressive. Your mind is an endless pit of knowledge 😭

[@rvxn]

Also well-researched, He is such a ✨Genius✨

[@madmantheepic7278]

i'm pretty sure he has a team doing all of the content searchings and researching though, so it's not necessarily him who came up with all of the content ideas.

[@skinnybuggo]

Its a team of people

[@RentAsunder0]

He stole it from the guy that did an animation version of the story right here on the tube he's actually been redoing along of other people's videos as of late

[@The_ZeroLine]

There’s literally endless amazing stories out there easily discovered. Just lose yourself down a wiki rabbit hole and you’ll find enough stories worth telling to cover a hundred years. What blows my mind is that there is any boring content out there with so much great material.

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

That's one un-Bowlivable escape!

[@Chkprofilename]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aairiHxvjbSli6s . .

[@GL1TCH1N]

**Comedy show audience laugh**

[@sam08g16]

Boooooooooooooo

[@mattj2081]

Boo!

[@6sjxq]

😐😐😐😐

[@PiotrBarcz]

Japanese prison builders and designers: Make 100 percent escape proof prison cell Yoshi: Makes that prison cell 99.99 percent escape proof

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

Arran is so much a great story teller, I am almost crying now 😭💧💧💧💧

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

@Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE even a great-grandfather. Arran is billionaire in storytelling! I even paid for his next book! ❤

[@gravy7861_]

Miso soup is how I escape all my problems in life

[@steshka1015]

I love it! One thing also to point is unfair system for innocent framed as criminal. I love he never give up and he is so smart.

[@wanderingbelleasmr1054]

A movie MUST be made about this man

[@makeminefreedom]

In the end we found out he had a daughter that he loved. He had something to live for and that makes all the difference.

[@JulieWallis1963]

Ugh! Spoiler alert please. Some of us like to read the comments whilst watching the video.

[@Psichotica7]

@@JulieWallis1963 Are you kidding me? That's on YOU. Take responsibility for yourself once in a while.

[@chadking8767]

@@Psichotica7 lmao chill nerd

[@Psichotica7]

​@@chadking8767 Never.

[@TylireousGaming]

Dude. Spoliers. Could you at least warn people? We have crippling low attention spans and starting the comment with a simple "Spoilers below" would be very helpful so we don't have the story ruined. Thanks

[@ashmoore9945]

Good show Thoughty2. Although it might have been proper to mention, in the cell Shiratori escaped though the skylight, it was so small he could brace himself against both sides to climb up. Also the "bed" he would dig under was a Futon that laid on the floor. these are 2 key points in Shiratori's story.

[@rayp2940]

Yes and the guards watched him 24/7 without taking an eye off him. He used the wood to make it look like his body as he burrowed under his futon so the guards still thought he was asleep

[@jackdixon8444]

Thoughty2 makes videos perfectly balanced for young and old viewers, very impressive!

[@RaijuFiction]

Wow, I really enjoyed this one! Did nobody really think "gee, this guy keeps thwarting our best attempts at keeping someone incarcerated, maybe we should hire him!"? A brain like that would have been so useful to get ahead of any security issues the prisons would have had. Plus the fact that they made a statue of him. That was pretty darn cool 😂

[@mskimyu]

This prison escape story has become heartwarming because of the effective story-telling.

[@SheilaMMichuki]

Loved this one. Animation is so entertaining and the narration, brilliant as always. 😊😊

[@CLOWTISMS]

im glad he got to live a happy life at the end

[@gs.a.p.8350]

How can you be at the same time smart enough to escape and stupid enough to turn yourself in TWICE?!

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

If I learned anything, it's to not underestimate Shiratori.

[@antonm7191]

Okay captain obvious

[@tinaknight9143]

Reminds me of my Great-Great Uncle Louie. He escaped from Waupun Prison in Wisconsin by whittling himself a skeleton key and walk out one night. He got as far as Sheboygan, WI but his sister refused to let him in the house, telling him to turn himself in or she would call the police to come get him. I never learned the year it happened nor if he went back willingly.

[@azaanbilal622]

maybe not the best place to share

[@kuro758]

@@azaanbilal622 it's great great uncle, probably not even alive anymore

[@franze4]

@@azaanbilal622 call the cops on him then

[@assfuckerthejointpounder5834]

About time you had gone over this incredible story

[@offendtheoffender26]

Great channel. Thank you, for your great videos.

[@KPid10t]

Cool story! This channel has been a nice change of pace. I've been watching for a few months now and am really enjoying the content! It's especially great to fall asleep to, and I mean that in the best way possible lmao

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

So this man is just "Japan's answer" (love that term) to Michael Scofield? Except, this guys real..

[@howallthingsworks]

Plot twist: He was payed to escape so the guards would know how others might try to escape

[@blacklight683]

Mom:the soup isn't that salty The soup:

[@majamichalek2045]

Learning history with u is so interesting i love it!!

[@lethalwolf7455]

Thoughty Two, I’ve been subbed to you for a very long time, I love all of your videos, but I can honestly say, I love this one the most!👍❤️🐕

[@bgbeltrun2848]

Love how the guy in the thumbnails holding the soup

[@semuta2752]

Mom, I want to watch Kento Bento’s excellently animated Shiratori video! Mom: But we have Kento Bento’s excellently animated Shiratori video at home. Kento Bento’s excellently animated Shiratori video at home:

[@ILikeGuns1992]

That was great one. Such resourceful person. I am glad at least he could live the rest of his life free.