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Feature film — 1968

Death by Hanging (1968)

7.51h 58mComedy — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 124 votes.

Art Theatre Guild / Sozosha

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Director: Nagisa Ōshima

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Cast & crew

Yun Yun-Do as R

Yun Yun-Do

R

Kei Satō as Prison warden

Kei Satō

Prison warden

Fumio Watanabe as Education Officer

Fumio Watanabe

Education Officer

Toshirō Ishidō as Priest

Toshirō Ishidō

Priest

Masao Adachi as Chief of Guards

Masao Adachi

Chief of Guards

Rokkō Toura as Doctor

Rokkō Toura

Doctor

Hōsei Komatsu as District attorney

Hōsei Komatsu

District attorney

Masao Matsuda as Secretary of the D.A.

Masao Matsuda

Secretary of the D.A.

Akiko Koyama as Woman

Akiko Koyama

Woman

Nagisa Ōshima as Narrator (voice)

Nagisa Ōshima

Narrator (voice)

T

Takashi Ueno

Guard

S

Shizuo Satô

Guard

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