Japan/Korea
Kōshikei
Dir. Ōshima Nagisa
Japan 1968, 118’
Subtitles: English
In Japan, a young Korean man rapes and kills two girls and is then sentenced to hang. But this punishment has no effect on the culprit other than amnesia, leaving the prison warden and chief of guards stunned. The lawmen decide that they must show the convict why they're taking his life, so, with the help of their underlings, they begin to act out the prisoner's crimes. But they enjoy stepping into his shoes, which further complicates things.
Awards and Festivals
Kinema Junpo Awards 1969 - Best Screenplay
Screenings
Kino Kameralne Cafe on September 20 at 4 p.m.
Ōshima Nagisa
Born in 1932 in Kyoto, Japan, Ōshima Nagisa graduated with a degree in law from Kyoto University and joined Shochiku Studios as an assistant director in 1954. He made his directorial debut in 1959 with A Town of Love and Hope. He then directed works that presented fresh techniques such as Cruel Story of Youth (1960) and Night and Fog in Japan (1960), catapulting him into the limelight. In 1961, he left Shochiku and founded his production company Sozo-sha. He went on to direct numerous works including Sing a Song of Sex (1967), Death by Hanging (1968), Boy (1969), The Ceremony (1971) and more. After founding Ōshima Productions in 1975, his Japan-France co-production In the Realm of the Senses (1976) received high international acclaim, and he won the award for Best Director at the 31st Cannes Film Festival for Empire of Passion (1978). He was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) in 2001 from the French Ministry of Culture. Oshima passed away in 2013 at the age of 80.
Selected filmography
1959 Tomorrow’s Sun / Asu no taiyō
1959 A Town of Love and Hope / Ai to kibō no machi
1961 The Catch / Shiiku
1965 Pleasures of the Flesh / Etsuraku
1967 Sing a Song of Sex / Nihon shunka-kō
1976 In the Realm of the Senses / Ai no koriida
1999 Taboo / Gohatto
Cast & Crew
Director: Ōshima Nagisa
Screenplay: Tamura Tsutomu, Sasaki Mamoru, Fukao Michinori, Ōshima Nagisa
Cinematography: Yoskioka Yasuhiro
Editing: Shiraishi Sueko
Music: Hayashi Hikaru
Cast: Yu Do-yun, Satō Kei, Watanabe Fumio, Toura Rokkō, Adachi Masao, Hōsei Komatsu, Matsuda Masao, Koyama Akiko, Ōshima Nagisa
Producer: Nakajima Masayuki, Yamaguchi Tatsuji, Ōshima Nagisa
Production: Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Black and White
