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Death by Hanging (1968)
Not Rated
117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Death by Hanging (1968)

Not Rated

117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Director

Nagisa Ôshima

Writers

Michinori Fukao | Mamoru Sasaki | Tsutomu Tamura | Nagisa Ôshima

Producers

Masayuki Nakajima | Takuji Yamaguchi | Nagisa Ôshima

Composer

Hikaru Hayashi

Cinematographer

Yasuhiro Yoshioka

Editors

Sueko Shiraishi | Keiichi Uraoka

Production Designer

Shigemasa Toda

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 3, 1968

Release date

Dec 8, 1971 (United States)

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Kei Satô Prison warden Prison warden See fewer	The Sword of Doom (1966)
Do-yun Yu R R See fewer	The Secret of Affection (1968)
Fumio Watanabe Education Officer Education Officer See fewer	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Hôsei Komatsu District attorney District attorney See fewer	Lady Snowblood (1973)
Rokkô Toura Doctor Doctor See fewer	Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
Toshirô Ishidô Priest Priest See fewer	Black Rain (1989)
Masao Adachi Chief of guards Chief of guards See fewer	Closed Vagina (1963)
Masao Matsuda Secretary of the D.A. Secretary of the D.A. See fewer	New Underground History of Japanese Violence: Vengeance Demon (1969)
Takashi Ueno Guard Guard See fewer	In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Takao Usui Actor Actor See fewer	The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Daiji Ozeki Actor Actor See fewer	Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
Masayuki Hoshi Actor Actor See fewer	Death by Hanging (1968)
Shizuo Satô Guard Guard See fewer	Silver Mask (1971)
Nagisa Ôshima Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Akiko Terayima Actress Actress See fewer	Death by Hanging (1968)
Keiko Sakurai Actress Actress See fewer	Double Suicide: Japanese Summer (1967)
Yuki Osaka Actor Actor See fewer	Death by Hanging (1968)
Kurumi Suzuki Actress Actress See fewer	Death by Hanging (1968)
Akiko Koyama The sister The sister See fewer	Boy (1969)