Name: Death by Hanging
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1968
Rating: 74.5
Cast: Do-yun Yu, Kei Satō, Fumio Watanabe, Toshirō Ishidō, Masao Adachi

About

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.

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Genres: Psychological Drama Courtroom Drama
Mood: Thought-ProvokingTenseSomberDisturbingSerious
Themes: The Human ConditionMoral AmbiguityPower Of The IndividualJustice Vs. Revenge
Plot: Unfair TrialMoral DilemmasDark SecretsPersonal RedemptionLegal BattlesPublic OpinionCapital Punishment
Pacing: UnpredictableGradual Build
Narrative: FlashbacksLinear Narrative
Dialog: Rhetorical QuestionsFormal Dialogue
Character Types: EverymanProsecutorDefense Attorney
Time: 1960s
Place: Prison CellsCourtroom
Cinematic Style: Long TakesBlack And White Cinematography
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate CostumesPrison Settings

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Directed by:

Nagisa Ōshima, Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Ogasawara

Produced by:

Masayuki Nakajima, Takuji Yamaguchi, Nagisa Ōshima

Composed by:

Hikaru Hayashi

Cast

Kei Satō

Prison warden

Fumio Watanabe

Education Officer

Toshirō Ishidō

Priest

Masao Adachi

Chief of Guards

Rokkō Toura

Doctor

Hōsei Komatsu

District attorney

Akiko Koyama

Woman

Nagisa Ōshima

Narrator (voice)

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