Death by Hanging (1968)
Kôshikei (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 57min
- Comedy, Crime
- 08 Dec 1971 (USA)
- Movie
A Korean man is sentenced to death by hanging, but he survives the execution. For the following two hours, his executioners try to work out how to handle the situation in this black farce.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Kei Satô | ... |
Prison warden
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Do-yun Yu | ... |
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| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Education Officer
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| Hôsei Komatsu | ... |
District attorney
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| Rokkô Toura | ... |
Doctor
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Toshirô Ishidô | ... |
Priest
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Masao Adachi | ... |
Chief of guards
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Masao Matsuda | ... |
Secretary of the D.A.
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Takashi Ueno | ... |
Guard
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Takao Usui |
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Daiji Ozeki |
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Masayuki Hoshi |
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Shizuo Satô | ... |
Guard
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| Nagisa Ôshima | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Akiko Terayima |
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Keiko Sakurai |
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Yuki Osaka |
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Kurumi Suzuki |
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| Akiko Koyama | ... |
The sister
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Directed by
| Nagisa Ôshima | ||
Written by
| Michinori Fukao | ... | (writer) |
| Mamoru Sasaki | ... | (writer) |
| Tsutomu Tamura | ... | () |
| Nagisa Ôshima | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Masayuki Nakajima | ... | producer |
| Takuji Yamaguchi | ... | producer |
| Nagisa Ôshima | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hikaru Hayashi | ||
Cinematography by
| Yasuhiro Yoshioka | ||
Editing by
| Sueko Shiraishi | ||
| Keiichi Uraoka | ||
Editorial Department
| Shikako Takahashi | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Shigemasa Toda | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kiyoshi Ogasawara | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Takehiko Yamamoto | ... | assistant art director |
| Haruhisa Yokota | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound recordist |
| Akira Suzuki | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Akira Suzuki | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tokio Matsushita | ... | assistant camera |
| Seizô Sengen | ... | assistant camera (as Shinzô Sengen) |
| Hiroya Togashi | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Teruyoshi Mukae | ... | legal advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Art Theatre Guild (ATG) (1968) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Cupido Films (1970) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Grove Press (1971) (United States) (subtitled)
- Japanese New Wave Cinema Classics (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2009) (Japan) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2016) (United States) (DVD)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Acting debut of Do-yun Yu. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1984). See more » |
| Quotes |
The convict:
A dream seems real, reality seems a dream. Such things happen, don't they? See more » |