The Strangling | |
Director: | Kaneto Shindō |
Producer: | Kaneto Shindō |
Music: | Hikaru Hayashi |
Cinematography: | Yoshiyuki Miyake |
Editing: | Shizuko Toshima |
Distributor: | Art Theatre Guild |
Runtime: | 116 minutes |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
is a 1979 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on a real-life incident of a father who had strangled his violent son which became known as the "Kaisei High School Murder Case".[1]
The Strangling was released in Japan on 2 June 1979. It screened in competition at the 36th Venice International Film Festival, where Nobuko Otowa was awarded as Best Actress,[2] and at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[3]