Death by Hanging

Feb 2, 1968

1h 58m

★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild

Sozosha

Death by Hanging Trailers

Cast

Do-yun Yu

Prison warden

Kei Satō

Education Officer

Fumio Watanabe

Priest

Toshirō Ishidō

Chief of Guards

Masao Adachi

Doctor

Rokkō Toura

District attorney

Hōsei Komatsu

Secretary of the D.A.

Masao Matsuda

Woman

Akiko Koyama

Narrator (voice)

Nagisa Ōshima

Guard

Takashi Ueno

Guard

Shizuo Satô

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