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Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

1968•1h 58m•7.4/10
ComedyDrama

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7.4/10(108)

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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Production

Art Theatre Guild, Sozosha

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Doctor

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

District attorney

Masao Matsuda

Secretary of the D.A.

Akiko Koyama

Akiko Koyama

Woman

Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Narrator (voice)

Takashi Ueno

Guard

Shizuo Satô

Guard

Keiko Sakurai

Takao Usui

Daiji Ozeki

Masayuki Hoshi

Akiko Terayima

Yuki Osaka

Kurumi Suzuki

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