
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.
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
Sound

Takashi Akutagawa
Music
Art
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Shiro Suzuki
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
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Osamu Tanaka
Editor
Lighting

Masaharu Saito
Lighting Director