The Strangling (film)

The Strangling
Directed byKaneto Shindō
Written byKaneto Shindō
Produced byKaneto Shindō
Starring
CinematographyYoshiyuki Miyake
Edited byShizuko Toshima
Music byHikaru Hayashi
Production
companies
Distributed byArt Theatre Guild
Release date
  • 2 June 1979 (1979-06-02) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
116 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Strangling (絞殺, Kōsatsu) is a 1979 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō.[1][2] It is based on a real-life incident of a father who had strangled his violent son[1] which became known as the "Kaisei High School Murder Case".[3]

Cast

Release

The Strangling was released in Japan on 2 June 1979.[1][2] It screened in competition at the 36th Venice International Film Festival, where Nobuko Otowa was awarded as Best Actress,[4] and at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "絞殺". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "絞殺". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ シナリオ (Scenario) (in Japanese). Vol. 35. Nihon Scenario Sakka Kyokai. 1979. p. 86.
  4. ^ "Kaneto Shindo". The Times. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ 香港國際電影節二十周年紀念 (20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong International Film Festival) (in Chinese and English). Hong Kong: Shi zheng ju. 1996. p. 28.


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