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Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

7.4/10

February 2, 1968

118 minutes

Nagisa Ōshima

Comedy Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Release Date

February 2, 1968

Runtime

118 minutes

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Rating

7.4/10

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild Sozosha

Trailer

DEATH BY HANGING - Original Trailer Narrated by Nagisa Oshima

Cast

Yun Yun-Do

Yun Yun-Do

R

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Prison warden

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Education Officer

Toshirō Ishidō

Toshirō Ishidō

Priest

Masao Adachi

Masao Adachi

Chief of Guards

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Doctor

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

District attorney

Masao Matsuda

Secretary of the D.A.

Akiko Koyama

Akiko Koyama

Woman

Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Narrator (voice)

Takashi Ueno

Guard

Shizuo Satô

Guard

Keiko Sakurai

Takao Usui

Daiji Ozeki

Masayuki Hoshi

Akiko Terayima

Yuki Osaka

Kurumi Suzuki