Death by Hanging
1968•1h 58m•7.5•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Writer
Tsutomu Tamura, Michinori Fukao, Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ōshima
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Art Theatre Guild
Cast
Yun Yun-Do
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)
Takashi Ueno
Guard
Shizuo Satô
Guard
Keiko Sakurai
Takao Usui
Daiji Ozeki
Production
Company
Art Theatre Guild
Company
Sozosha
Producer
Takuji Yamaguchi
Producer
Masayuki Nakajima
Producer
Nagisa Ōshima
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