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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Movie1968·118 min
Death by Hanging
Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
A comedy drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 14%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.5/10
120 ratings
About Death by Hanging
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Mind-bending (9 of 9)
- Humor
- Funny (6 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Playful
- Story Tags
- social injustice, identity self discovery, fate destiny, late 20th century, historical event, prison, japan, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, trial courtroom, fish out of water, slow burn reveal