The Long Death

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The Long Death (Japanese: 帝銀事件 死刑囚, Hepburn: Teigin jiken: Shikeishu; lit. Teigin Incident: Condemned or Teigin Incident: Death Row Prisoner) is a 1964 Japanese docudrama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was Kumai's directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Kumai, who based it on the infamous real-life Teigin incident. The film stars Kinzō Shin as Sadamichi Hirasawa, a painter who was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death despite strong suspicions of his innocence. It co-stars Tanie Kitabayashi, Keiko Yanagawa, Reiko Tanigawa and Mizuho Suzuki in supporting roles. The film's score was composed by Akira Ifukube. The Long Death was theatrically released by Nikkatsu on 12 April 1964, in Japan. In 1948, a robbery takes place at the Teigin bank in Tokyo. The robber poisons the employees and flees with stolen cash.