Death by Hanging
1968 · Movie · 118 min · ★ 7.5 · 78% critics
After a condemned man unexpectedly survives his execution, officials are thrown into confusion over how to proceed. What begins as a darkly comic bureaucratic crisis shifts into an absurd, unsettling examination of justice, memory, identity, and the death penalty.
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Details
- Original title
- 絞死刑
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-02-02
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (110 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy dark, absurd satire about justice and identity, especially alongside The Milky Way; Not for you if you need straightforward realism or easy answers.
Pros: thought-provoking satire; strong performances; unpredictable tone | Cons: confusing later stretch; disjointed moments; demanding style
Themes
- satire
- zainichi
Cast & crew
Yun Yun-Do
as R
Kei Satō
as Prison warden
Fumio Watanabe
as Education Officer
Toshirō Ishidō
as Priest
Masao Adachi
as Chief of Guards
Rokkō Toura
as Doctor
Hōsei Komatsu
as District attorney
- MM
Masao Matsuda
as Secretary of the D.A.
Akiko Koyama
as Woman
Nagisa Ōshima
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Nagisa Ōshima