Death by hanging / A Sozosha-Art Theatre Guild coproduction ; produced by Masayuki Nakajima, Takuji Yamaguchi, and Nagisa Oshima ; screenplay by Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao, and Nagisa Oshima; directed by Nagisa Oshima.
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Ōshima, Nagisa, 1932-2013, film director,
Tamura, Tsutomu, 1933-1997 screenwriter.
Sasaki, Mamoru, 1936-2006, screenwriter.
Fukao, Michinori, screenwriter.
Satō, Kei, 1928-2010, actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
ISBN
9781681431079, 1681431076
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

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

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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Japanese
ISBN
9781681431079, 1681431076
UPC
715515167819

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Blu-ray release of the 1968 motion picture.
General Note
Special features: New interview with critic Tony Rayns ; Nagisa Oshima's 1965 experimental short documentary Diary of Yunbogi ; trailer ; essay by critic Howard Hampton and a 1968 director's statement by Oshima.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Yasuhiro Yoshioka ; editing, Sueko Shiraishi ; music, Hikaru Hayashi.
Participants/Performers
Kei Sato, Fumio Watanabe, Hosei Komatsu, Yung-Do Yun.
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
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray ; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby digital mono ; region A.
Language
In Japanese, with optional subtitles in English.
Local note
BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ōshima, N., Tamura, T., Sasaki, M., Fukao, M., Satō, K., Watanabe, F., Komatsu, H., Yun, Y., Yoshioka, Y., Shiraishi, S., & Hayashi, H. (2016). Death by hanging / A Sozosha-Art Theatre Guild coproduction ; produced by Masayuki Nakajima, Takuji Yamaguchi, and Nagisa Oshima ; screenplay by Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao, and Nagisa Oshima; directed by Nagisa Oshima (Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.

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

Nagisa Ōshima et al.. 2016. Death By Hanging / A Sozosha-Art Theatre Guild Coproduction ; Produced By Masayuki Nakajima, Takuji Yamaguchi, and Nagisa Oshima ; Screenplay By Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao, and Nagisa Oshima; Directed By Nagisa Oshima. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

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

Nagisa Ōshima et al.. Death By Hanging / A Sozosha-Art Theatre Guild Coproduction ; Produced By Masayuki Nakajima, Takuji Yamaguchi, and Nagisa Oshima ; Screenplay By Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao, and Nagisa Oshima; Directed By Nagisa Oshima [New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ōshima, N., Tamura, T., Sasaki, M., Fukao, M., Satō, K., Watanabe, F. and Komatsu, H. et al (2016). Death by hanging / A sozosha-art theatre guild coproduction ; produced by masayuki nakajima, takuji yamaguchi, and nagisa oshima ; screenplay by tsutomu tamura, mamoru sasaki, michinori fukao, and nagisa oshima; directed by nagisa oshima. Blu-ray edn. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ōshima, Nagisa, et al. Death By Hanging / A Sozosha-Art Theatre Guild Coproduction ; Produced By Masayuki Nakajima, Takuji Yamaguchi, and Nagisa Oshima ; Screenplay By Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao, and Nagisa Oshima; Directed By Nagisa Oshima Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.

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