The Shocking History of the Death Penalty
19771h 11m2.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Japan
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Kan Mukai
- Writing
- Yutaka Sō
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 22, 1977
- Studio
- Toei Company
Cast
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