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Death By Hanging (Original screenplay for the 1968 film)

Death By Hanging (Original screenplay for the 1968 film)

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Death By Hanging (Original screenplay for the 1968 film)

by Nagisa Oshima (director, screenwriter); Tsutomu Tamara, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao (screenwriter); Kei Sato, Fumio Watanabe, Toshio Ishido, Masao Adachi (starring)

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Unknown: Unknown, 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film.

A pitch black comedy about a man sentenced to death who survives his hanging, leading to a two-hour debate among his executioners over how best to handle the situation. Loosely based on a 1958 crime and execution, and a rare (for its time) discussion of the discrimination faced by ethnic Koreans in Japanese society.

Black titled wrappers. Title page present, rubber-stamped copy No. 035. Approximately 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered h-8. Mimeograph duplication, rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with perfect binding.

Criterion Collection 798. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel, Film as a Subversive Art.

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Title
Death By Hanging (Original screenplay for the 1968 film)
Author
Nagisa Oshima (director, screenwriter); Tsutomu Tamara, Mamoru Sasaki, Michinori Fukao (screenwriter); Kei Sato, Fumio Watanabe, Toshio Ishido, Masao Adachi (starring)
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Date Published
1968
Keywords
Film Scripts | Japanese Cinema | New Wave | Asian Interest | 1980s Cinema | Mystery and Crime | Comedy
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Film Scripts; Comedy; Asian Interest; Mystery and Crime; New Wave;

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