Death by Hanging
Feb 02 1968
•2h 58m
•Comedy, Drama
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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Do-yun Yu
R
Kei Satō
Prison warden
Fumio Watanabe
Education Officer
Toshirō Ishidō
Priest
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