(衝撃の世界死刑史)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

71 minutes

Year:

1977

Directors:

Kan Mukai

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Production companies:

Toei Company

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Producer

Director

Assistant Director

Screenplay

Director of Photography