Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Takeshi Kusaka
Narrator
Frequently Asked Questions
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty was released on October 22, 1977.
The runtime of The Shocking History of the Death Penalty is 1h 11m.
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty is a Documentary movie.
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty has a rating of 2.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty was directed by Kan Mukai.
The main cast of The Shocking History of the Death Penalty includes Takeshi Kusaka.
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty is originally in Japanese.