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The Strangling

Original title
Kôsatsu
Year
Running time
116 min.
Country
Japan Japan
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
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Producer
Genre
Drama | Family Relationships
Synopsis
Yasuzo enters the bedroom of his son, Tsutomu, and strangles him. Ryoko, the boy’s mother, cries in horror but does not seem to protest her husband’s actions. What could possess a parent to do such a thing to their own child?
Awards
1980: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Screenplay.
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User history
The Strangling
1979
Kaneto Shindô
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