1394136
1394136

The Shocking History of the Death Penalty

1977-10-22 ja 71m
Documentary
Do humans have the right to judge and kill other humans? This program includes a history of capital punishment around the world through documentary footage and commentary. The electric chair, firing squad, hanging, poison gas, beating to death, slow execution, crotch-splitting, iron maiden, guillotine, execution by running, and beheading... It features a military execution in a South American country, obtained from a former prison officer. It also includes footage of the reality of life in Japanese prisons, death row inmates facing death, the parents of death row inmates, the families of their victims, and the gallows.

Producer

Kan Mukai

Director

Kan Mukai

Assistant Director

Kiyoshi Nakayama

Screenplay

Yutaka Sō

Director of Photography

Shiro Suzuki

Music

Takashi Akutagawa

prison documentary mondo film

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Toei Company