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Death by Hanging (1968)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Nagisa Ōshima
Writer : Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao, Nagisa Ōshima, Tsutomu Tamura

Synopsis

A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.

Actors

Do-yun Yu
Do-yun Yu
R
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Prison warden
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Education Officer
Toshirô Ishidô
Toshirô Ishidô
Priest
Masao Adachi
Masao Adachi
Chief of Guards
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Doctor
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
District attorney
Masao Matsuda
Masao Matsuda
Secretary of the D.A.
Akiko Koyama
Akiko Koyama
Woman
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Narrator (voice)
Takashi Ueno
Takashi Ueno
Guard
Shizuo Satô
Shizuo Satô
Guard
Keiko Sakurai
Keiko Sakurai

Crews

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Masayuki Nakajima
Masayuki Nakajima
Producer
Takuji Yamaguchi
Takuji Yamaguchi
Producer
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Yasuhiro Yoshioka
Yasuhiro Yoshioka
Director of Photography
Sueko Shiraishi
Sueko Shiraishi
Editor
Shigemasa Toda
Shigemasa Toda
Production Design
Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Assistant Director
Hideo Nishizaki
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Producer
Mamoru Sasaki
Mamoru Sasaki
Screenplay
Michinori Fukao
Michinori Fukao
Screenplay
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Tsutomu Tamura
Tsutomu Tamura
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Death by Hanging Trailer (with English subs)
DEATH BY HANGING - Original Trailer Narrated by Nagisa Oshima

Posters and backgrounds

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