Death by hanging = Kōshikei
(DVD)

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Contributors
Ōshima, Nagisa, 1932-2013, film producer,
Nakajima, Masayuki, film producer.
Yamaguchi, Takuji, film producer.
Tamura, Tsutomu, 1933-1997 screenwriter.
Sasaki, Mamoru, 1936-2006, screenwriter.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
ISBN
9781681431086, 1681431084
Status
On Shelf
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st FloorDVD FOREIGN JAPANESE DEATHOn Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Capital punishment -- Japan -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Crime films.
Dark comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films -- Japan.
Hanging -- Japan -- Drama.
Koreans -- Japan -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations (some color) ; folded to 19 cm).
Language
Japanese
ISBN
9781681431086, 1681431084
UPC
715515167918

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
General Note
Special features: Diary of Yunbogi (Nagisa Oshima's 1965 experiemental short documentary); Tony Rayns (new interview with the Asian-film critic who discusses Death by Hanging and its continued social relevance); Trailer. Insert features an essay "Hanging by a thread" by critic Howard Hampton and a 1968 director's statement by Oshima.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Yasuhiro Yoshioka ; production design by Jusho Toda ; music by Hikaru Hayashi ; edited by Sueko Shiraishi.
Participants/Performers
Yung-Do Yun, Kei Sato, Fumio Watanabe, Hosei Komatsu, Rokko Toura, Toshiro Ishido, Masao Adachi, Masao Matsuda, Akiko Koyama.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ōshima, N., Nakajima, M., Yamaguchi, T., Tamura, T., Sasaki, M., Fukao, M., Satō, K., Watanabe, F., Komatsu, H., Toura, M., Ishidō, T., Adachi, M., Matsuda, M., Koyama, A., Yun, Y., Yoshioka, Y., Toda, S., Hayashi, H., Shiraishi, S., Rayns, T., & Hampton, H. (2016). Death by hanging =: Kōshikei (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nagisa Ōshima et al.. 2016. Death By Hanging =: Kōshikei. [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nagisa Ōshima et al.. Death By Hanging =: Kōshikei [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ōshima, N., Nakajima, M., Yamaguchi, T., Tamura, T., Sasaki, M., Fukao, M. and Satō, K. et al (2016). Death by hanging =: kōshikei. DVD special edn. [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ōshima, Nagisa, et al. Death By Hanging =: Kōshikei DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.

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