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JAPAN · 1968

Death by Hanging

Nagisa Oshima
Japanese New Wave zainichi satire
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Synopsis

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.

Year1968
CountryJapan
DirectorNagisa Oshima
MovementJapanese New Wave
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