Death by Hanging (1968)
02/02/1968
Comedy, Drama
1h 58m
- 74% (100 votes)
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Overview
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
- Nagisa ŌshimaDirector, Screenplay
- Tsutomu TamuraScreenplay
- Michinori FukaoScreenplay
Original Title
絞死刑
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
- satire
- criterion
- zainichi
Top Billed Cast
Do-yun Yu
R
Kei Satō
Prison warden
Fumio Watanabe
Education Officer
Toshirō Ishidō
Priest
Masao Adachi
Chief of Guards
Rokkō Toura
Doctor
Hōsei Komatsu
District attorney
Masao Matsuda
Secretary of the D.A.
Akiko Koyama
Woman
Nagisa Ōshima
Narrator (voice)
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