Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging (絞死刑, Kōshikei) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It was acclaimed for its innovative Brechtian techniques and complex treatments of guilt and consciousness, justice, and the persecution of ethnic Koreans in Japan.

This article is about the film. For the method of execution, see hanging.
Death by Hanging
Directed byNagisa Ōshima
Screenplay by
  • Tsutomu Tamura
  • Mamoru Sasaki
  • Michinori Fukao
  • Nagisa Ōshima
Produced by
  • Masayuki Nakajima
  • Tatsuji Yamaguchi
  • Nagisa Ōshima
Starring
CinematographyYasuhiro Yoskioka
Edited bySueko Shiraishi
Music byHikaru Hayashi
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 9 March 1968 (1968-03-09) (Japan)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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