Death by Hanging (Criterion Collection)

Convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to die, a Korean inmate (Yu Do-Yun) is somberly led to the gallows. However, he not only survives the execution, he finds his memory erased by the trauma. The hapless response of the prison officials in attendance, as they argue in circles about how to proceed, fuels Nagisa Oshima's darkly subversive satire. Kei Satô, Fumio Watanabe, Toshirô Ishidô also star. 118 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; bonus documentary "Diary of Yunbogi" (1965); featurette; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.