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Death by Hanging

1968· 1h 58m

ComedyDrama

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

7.4/ 10

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

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.

Cast

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

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