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Death by Hanging

1971·1h 57m·Not Rated
DramaCrimeComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
3,841 votes

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.

Death by Hanging is a 1971 drama crime movie directed by Nagisa Ôshima, starring Do-yun Yu, Hôsei Komatsu, Fumio Watanabe. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 3,841 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
Nagisa Ôshima
Stars
Do-yun Yu
Hôsei Komatsu
Fumio Watanabe
Kei Satô
Details
1971-12-08
117 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Japan
★ Japanese, Korean
Keywords
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