Interview with a Cannibal (2012)

Issei Sagawa murdered an innocent woman and spent three days eating her flesh. Due to loopholes in the law, Issei is a free man to this day.

Issei Sagawa murdered an innocent woman and spent three days eating her flesh. Due to loopholes in the law, Issei is a free man to this day. Sagawa was declared insane and unfit for trial and was institutionalized in Paris. His incarceration was to be short, however, as the French public soon grew weary of their hard-earned francs going to support this evil woman-eater, and Issei was promptly deported. Herein followed a bizarre and seemingly too convenient set of legal loopholes and psychiatric reports that led doctors in Japan declaring him "sane, but evil." On August 12, 1986, Sagawa checked himself out of Tokyo's Matsuzawa Psychiatric hospital, and has been a free man ever since.

Director: Santiago Stelley
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 33 min
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Production: Visual Voodoo
Country: United Kingdom
Language: Français, 日本語
Original Language: en

Keywords

cannibal

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More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Interview with a Cannibal about?
Issei Sagawa murdered an innocent woman and spent three days eating her flesh. Due to loopholes in the law, Issei is a free man to this day. Sagawa was declared insane and unfit for trial and was institutionalized in Paris. His incarceration was to be short, however, as the French public soon grew weary of their hard-earned francs going to support this evil woman-eater, and Issei was promptly deported. Herein followed a bizarre and seemingly too convenient set of legal loopholes and psychiatric reports that led doctors in Japan declaring him "sane, but evil." On August 12, 1986, Sagawa checked himself out of Tokyo's Matsuzawa Psychiatric hospital, and has been a free man ever since.
Who directed Interview with a Cannibal?
Interview with a Cannibal was directed by Santiago Stelley.
Who stars in Interview with a Cannibal?
Interview with a Cannibal stars Issei Sagawa.
How long is Interview with a Cannibal?
Interview with a Cannibal has a runtime of 33m (33 minutes).
What genre is Interview with a Cannibal?
Interview with a Cannibal is a Documentary film.
Where was Interview with a Cannibal produced?
Interview with a Cannibal was produced in United Kingdom.