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The Shocking History of the Death Penalty

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.

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The Shocking History of the Death Penalty

October 22, 1977
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Cast (1)

Takeshi Kusaka
Narrator

Crew (8)

Directing

Kan Mukai
Director
Kiyoshi Nakayama
Assistant Director

Writing

Yutaka Sō
Screenplay

Production

Kan Mukai
Producer

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Shiro Suzuki
Director of Photography

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Lighting

Masaharu Saito
Lighting Director

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