The Shocking History of the Death Penalty
1977•1h 11m•2.0•Released
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.
Director
Kan Mukai
Writer
Yutaka Sō
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Toei Company
Cast
Takeshi Kusaka
Narrator
Production
Company
Toei Company
Producer
Kan Mukai
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