Death by Hanging - Koshikei (1968, Nagisa Oshima) JAP, ENG subs

This film takes a hard look at the concept of legal killing in retaliation for a crime.
The idea for the story is losely based on an real murder conviction.

Japan in the 1960ies:
A young man of Korean descent is about to be executed for the rape and killing of
two schoolgirls. But then something unexpected happens and slowly the whole
front of law and order put up by the officials present at the hanging is eroded little
by little as they reveal more and more of their true feelings and thoughts.

Languages: Japanese soundtrack (MP3), English subtitles (hard)
Video: almost 2 hours (Xvid)

Director: Nagisa Oshima (Ai no corrida - In the Realm of Senses)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063198/