(Dominic Purcell): The wrongfully accused brother on death row. Dr. Sara Tancredi
The tension between these disparate characters—who would normally kill each other on sight but are forced to cooperate to gain freedom—creates a psychological powder keg that rivals the physical danger of the prison guards. The Legacy of Season 1
His brilliant structural engineer brother, Michael Scofield, robs a bank on purpose.
The phenomenon of Prison Break Season 1 remains one of the most gripping achievements in modern television history. When the show debuted on Fox in 2005, it subverted the traditional procedural format by delivering a serialized, high-stakes thriller that kept audiences on the edge of their seats. For videophiles and TV enthusiasts, experiencing this foundational season in a high-quality format like is the ultimate way to appreciate the show's intricate plotting, dark visual aesthetic, and claustrophobic tension.
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The official Blu-ray release of Prison Break Season 1 is a significant upgrade over the original broadcast and DVD versions. Released in November 2007 and later reissued, the show was shot from the start in a widescreen 16x9 presentation (a 1.78:1 aspect ratio).
Structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) robs a bank to get himself incarcerated at Fox River. His brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), is on death row for a murder he didn’t commit, orchestrated by a shadowy conspiracy known as "The Company." Michael’s plan is insane: escape within weeks using a tattoo that is actually a full-blown architectural schematic of the prison.
The Kanshudo kanji usefulness rating shows you how useful a kanji is for you to learn.
has a Kanshudo usefulness of , which means it is among the most useful kanji in Japanese.
is one of the 138 kana characters, denoted with a usefulness rating of K. The kana are the most useful characters in Japanese, and we recommend you thoroughly learn all kana before progressing to kanji.
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The Kanshudo usefulness level shows you how useful a Japanese word is for you to learn.
has a Kanshudo usefulness level of , which means it is among the
most useful words in Japanese.
All words in our system
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Words with a usefulness level of 9 or better are amongst the most useful 50,000 words in Japanese, and
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The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese.
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Kanshudo usefulness counts up from 1, whereas the JLPT counts down from 5 - so the first JLPT level, N5, is equivalent to Kanshudo usefulness level .
The JLPT vocabulary lists were compiled by Wikipedia and Tanos from past papers. Sometimes the form listed by the sources is not the most useful form. In case of doubt, we advise you to learn the Kanshudo recommended form. Words that appear in the JLPT lists in a different form are indicated with a lighter colored 'shadow' badge, like this: .
