framethrowerSign up for free

Death By Hanging (1968)

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · Cinematography by Yasuhiro Yoshioka

117 min64 frames

ComedyDrama

IMDb ↗Watch on Amazon ↗

Stills, screencaps & shots from Death By Hanging

16 of 64 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: wide — A desolate flat rooftop features a concrete utility structure with an open doorway. A man in a dark suit…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: closeup — An interior space features simple vertical curtains as a backdrop behind the subject. A woman wearing…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — A man in a suit reads a document partially hidden by a foreground pillar. The subject wears glasses…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — Two men stand in a dimly lit hallway near a heavy fabric curtain. They are oriented toward the side…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: wide — A dark river scene under a bright moon with a silhouette of a building. Two figures occupy a small patch…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: closeup — A man's face is illuminated in high-contrast chiaroscuro lighting against a simple textured…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — Three men stand on a staircase with a blurry rope in the immediate foreground. The foreground rope…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: closeup — A man in uniform is visible in close-up against a dark, featureless background. He looks directly at…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: fullbody — A minimalist white room features a rectangular doorway and a large circular mural element. A man in…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — Six men in formal attire sit side by side in a bright, sparsely furnished room. They face the camera…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: closeup — A single sheet of Japanese official government stationery rests on a solid black background. The…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — A stark indoor space with a large window and plain light-colored walls. A young blindfolded man stands…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — A crowded small shop interior features rows of national flags hanging from the ceiling. Multiple men…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: medium — An urban rooftop with a low parapet wall against a blurred distant city skyline. A young man stands in…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: fullbody — An urban area features a concrete wall alongside a small roadside vendor stand. A man in a tank top…Death By Hanging (1968) movie still: closeup — An outdoor setting features a man positioned against a blurred background with thin diagonal wires.…
Death By Hanging (1968) — © Art Theatre Guild, Sozosha

Death By Hanging — official trailer

What is Death By Hanging about?

A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.

Where can you watch Death By Hanging?

US availability for Death By Hanging (1968). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in Death By Hanging?

Who made Death By Hanging?

What does the cinematography of Death By Hanging look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Death By Hanging builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with close-ups (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Yasuhiro Yoshioka keeps 31% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 63% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Death By Hanging?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Death By Hanging (1968) are #050505, #fdfdfd, #888888, #303030, #cccccc, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #050505
  • #fdfdfd
  • #888888
  • #303030
  • #cccccc
  • #484848

See the full Death By Hanging colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 64 frames of Death By Hanging (1968), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Sign up for freeAPI & MCP docs

Techniques in this film

More films by Nagisa Ōshima

More Comedy films

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.