Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living
Synopsis
A filmed biography of Issei Sagawa, the Japanese student who shot his Dutch girlfriend, cut her up with a meat carver and boiled the remains. He then ate her. Several months later he was declared insane. While in a psychiatric hospital in France he wrote an account of his crime `In the Fog' which sold 200,000 copies. The French released him in 1984 on the condition that he remained in a mental hospital in Japan. One year later the Japanese hospital released him. Since then he has written five books on crime and is a minor celebrity lionised by the avant garde. Sagawa speaks extensively in the programme and reads passages from his books.
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Issei Sagawa - Excuse Me For Living (1993)
Type: Clip • Published 2021-06-16
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoshi Tezuka, Nigel Evans
- Screenplay & Story
- Nigel Evans
- Original Title
- Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English, French, Japanese
- Runtime
- 50m
- Production Studios
- Film4 Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshi Tezuka, Nigel Evans
Nigel Evans
Krystyna Pobóg-Malinowska
Nigel Evans
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Yoshi Tezuka
Director
Nigel Evans
Director
Nigel Evans
Writer
Nigel Evans
Producer
Krystyna Pobóg-Malinowska
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What is Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living about?
A filmed biography of Issei Sagawa, the Japanese student who shot his Dutch girlfriend, cut her up with a meat carver and boiled the remains. He then ate her. Several months later he was declared insane. While in a psychiatric hospital in France he wrote an account of his crime `In the Fog' which sold 200,000 copies. The French released him in 1984 on the condition that he remained in a mental hospital in Japan. One year later the Japanese hospital released him. Since then he has written five books on crime and is a minor celebrity lionised by the avant garde. Sagawa speaks extensively in the programme and reads passages from his books.
Who directed Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was directed by Yoshi Tezuka, Nigel Evans.
Who stars in Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
The principal cast of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living includes Issei Sagawa, Colin Wilson, Suguru Kubota, Tetsuo Amano, Renée Hartevelt.
When was Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living released and how long is it?
Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was released in 1993 with a total runtime of 50m.