Death by Hanging (1968)

Not Rated 08 Dec 1971 • Comedy, Crime, Drama • 1h 57m

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.

Nagisa Ôshima
Director

Michinori Fukao, Mamoru Sasaki, Tsutomu Tamura
Writer

Kei Satô, Do-yun Yu, Fumio Watanabe
Starring

Language: Japanese
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
Country: Japan
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 09 Feb 2016
Box Office Total:

7.5

IMDb (3275 votes)

83%

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