![[Book #147160] Death By Hanging. Nagisa Oshima, Mamoru Sasaki Tsutomu Tamara, Michinori Fukao, Fumio Watanabe Kei Sato, Masao Adachi, Toshio Ishido, screenwriter director, screenwriter, starring.](https://royalbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/147160.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1596067482)
Death By Hanging
Unknown: Unknown, Circa 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.
[Book #147160]
Price: $1,250.00
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