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Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living (1993): Cast

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Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living is a 1993 documentary directed by Nigel Evans and Yoshi Tezuka, starring Issei Sagawa, Colin Wilson and Renée Hartevelt. It runs 50 minutes.

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Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living (1993) movie poster
Released
Runtime
50 min
Directors
Nigel Evans and Yoshi Tezuka
Genre
Documentary
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living About?

The premise of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living without spoilers.

The documentary follows Issei Sagawa, a student who murdered his Dutch girlfriend, dismembered her, boiled and ate her flesh. Declared insane, he was confined in French and Japanese psychiatric hospitals, where he wrote the memoir In the Fog. Released in 1984, he published crime books and became a cult figure, speaking and reading from his works.

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living Cast & Characters

Issei Sagawa leads the cast, with Colin Wilson as Narrator and Renée Hartevelt. Directed by Nigel Evans and Yoshi Tezuka; 6 actors are credited in all.

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From the directors

More from Nigel Evans and Yoshi Tezuka

One more film directed by Nigel Evans and Yoshi Tezuka: The Skin Horse.

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Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living runs 50 minutes.

When was Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living released?

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was released on November 21, 1993.

Who directed Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living was directed by Nigel Evans and Yoshi Tezuka.

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Who is in the cast of Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living?

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living stars Issei Sagawa, Colin Wilson as Narrator and Renée Hartevelt, among 6 credited actors.

Does Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living have a post-credit scene?

No. Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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