CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 1h 58m
Death by Hanging
75%(121)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byNagisa Ōshima

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
JA
Released
February 2, 1968
Studios
Art Theatre GuildSozosha

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
DEATH BY HANGING - Original Trailer Narrated by Nagisa Oshima

DEATH BY HANGING - Original Trailer Narrated by Nagisa Oshima

Death by Hanging Trailer (with English subs)

Death by Hanging Trailer (with English subs)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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)

Creative team
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Written by
Tsutomu Tamura
Tsutomu Tamura
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Produced by
Takuji Yamaguchi
Masayuki Nakajima

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