Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living
Nov 21, 1993 · 50m
Director
Yoshi Tezuka, Nigel EvansOverview
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.
Cast of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living
Crew of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living
About Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living
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…
When was Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living released?
Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was released on November 21, 1993.
How long is Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living runs 50 minutes.
Who directed Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was directed by Yoshi Tezuka and Nigel Evans.
Who is in the cast of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
The cast of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living includes Issei Sagawa (Self), Colin Wilson (Narrator), Suguru Kubota (Self), Tetsuo Amano (Self) and Renée Hartevelt (Self (archive footage)).