Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living (1993)
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.
Director: Yoshi Tezuka, Nigel Evans
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 50 min
Release Date: November 21, 1993
Cast
- Issei Sagawa - Self
- Colin Wilson - Narrator
- Suguru Kubota - Self
- Tetsuo Amano - Self
- Renée Hartevelt - Self (archive footage)
- Bernard Marchetli - Self
Screenplay
Editing: Krystyna Pobóg-Malinowska
Production: Film4 Productions
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English, Français, 日本語
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Yoshi Tezuka, Nigel Evans
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living stars Issei Sagawa, Colin Wilson, Suguru Kubota, Tetsuo Amano, Renée Hartevelt, Bernard Marchetli.
- How long is Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
- Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?
- Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living is a Documentary film.
- Where was Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living produced?
- Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was produced in United Kingdom.