Death by Hanging
7.5
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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Cast
19 people
Yun Yun-Do
R
Kei Satō
Prison warden
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Fumio Watanabe
Education Officer
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Toshirō Ishidō
Priest
Also in
The Eel
Vengeance Is Mine
Masao Adachi
Chief of Guards
Also in
Secret Flower
Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War
Rokkō Toura
Doctor
Known for
Kuroneko
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Hōsei Komatsu
District attorney
Known for
Double Suicide
Lady Snowblood
Masao Matsuda
Secretary of the D.A.
Also in
Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Akiko Koyama
Woman
Known for
Boy
In the Realm of the Senses
Nagisa Ōshima
Narrator (voice)
Also in
A Life of Mao
Rahman: Father of Bengal
Takashi Ueno
Guard
Shizuo Satô
Guard
Nagisa Ōshima Director · Mamoru Sasaki Screenplay Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay
First release February 2, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Production Sozosha
Production
Art Theatre Guild
Production
Sozosha
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
絞死刑
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 2, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 14, 2015 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
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