The Shocking History of the Death Penalty

The Shocking History of the Death Penalty

1977
1h 11m
2.0

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 衝撃の世界死刑史
Release Date October 22, 1977
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt9586008

Cast

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Narrator

Key Crew

Kan Mukai
Producer
Kan Mukai
Director
Yutaka Sō
Screenplay