Death by hanging

絞死刑 /

DVD - 2016

A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next. At once disturbing and oddly amusing, Oshima's constantly surprising film is a subversive and surreal indictment of both capital punishment and the treatment of Korean immigrants in his country.

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Subjects
Genres
Dark comedy films
Crime films
Feature films
Comedy films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection [2016]
Language
Japanese
English
Corporate Authors
Sōzōsha, 創造社, Art Theatre Guild, 日本アート。シアター。ギルド, Ōshima Nagisa Purodakushon
Corporate Authors
Sōzōsha, 創造社 (production company), Art Theatre Guild, 日本アート。シアター。ギルド, Ōshima Nagisa Purodakushon
Other Authors
Nagisa Ōshima, 1932-2013 (film producer), Masayuki Nakajima (screenwriter), Takuji Yamaguchi (actor), Tsutomu Tamura, 1933-1997, Mamoru Sasaki, 1936-2006, Dōten Fukao, 1936-2023, Kei Satō, 1928-2010, Fumio Watanabe, 1929-2004, Hōsei Komatsu, Mutsuhiro Toura, Toshirō Ishidō, 1932-2011, Masao Adachi, 1939-, Masao Matsuda, 1933-2020, Akiko Koyama, Yung-do Yun, 1943-
Edition
DVD special edition ; DVD edition
Item Description
"Janus Films. Oshima Productions Ltd."--Back of container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Trailer and additional information on the film available at the Criterion Collection website.
Special features: Yunbogi no nikki = Diary of Yunbogi (Nagisa Oshima's 1965 experimental short documentary) ; Tony Rayns (new interview with the Asian-film critic who discusses Death by Hanging and its continued social relevance) ; trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Cinematography, Yasuhiro Yoshioka ; production design, Jusho Toda ; music, Hikaru Hayashi ; editor, Sueko Shiraishi.
ISBN
9781681431086
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