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Death by Hanging

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.

1h 58m1968TMDb 7.5

ComedyDrama

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Nagisa ŌshimaNagisa ŌshimaDirector · Narrator (voice)Yun Yun-DoYun Yun-DoRKei SatōKei SatōPrison wardenFumio WatanabeFumio WatanabeEducation OfficerToshirō IshidōToshirō IshidōPriestMasao AdachiMasao AdachiChief of GuardsRokkō TouraRokkō TouraDoctorHōsei KomatsuHōsei KomatsuDistrict attorney
Masao MatsudaSecretary of the D.A.Akiko KoyamaAkiko KoyamaWoman
Takashi UenoGuard
Shizuo SatôGuard
Keiko Sakurai
Takao Usui
Daiji Ozeki
Masayuki Hoshi
Akiko Terayima
Yuki Osaka
Kurumi Suzuki

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
絞死刑
Status
Released
Released
2 February 1968
Runtime
1h 58m
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (124 votes)

Production

Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Writers
Tsutomu Tamura, Nagisa Ōshima, Michinori Fukao
Studios
Art Theatre Guild, Sozosha
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese