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. 1 2 3 4 "絞殺". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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