Kunio Nakagaki (中垣 國男, Nakagaki Kunio, June 24, 1911 – April 2, 1987) was a Japanese Minister of Justice. He was a pro-death penalty activist and approved the executions of 33 people, including Matsuo Fujimoto and Ri Chin'u, who became the basis for the film Death by Hanging. On September 11, 1962, he commanded Fujimoto's execution and he was executed three days after.[1] He also attempted to execute Sadamichi Hirasawa, but failed. Hirasawa was not executed, and died on May 10, 1987.

Kunio Nakagaki
Minister of Justice
In office
18 July 1962 – 18 July 1963
Prime MinisterHayato Ikeda
Preceded byKoshiro Ueki
Succeeded byOkinori Kaya
Personal details
Born24 June 1911
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Died2 April 1987(1987-04-02) (aged 75)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party

References

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  1. ^ ニッポンリポート・平成の死刑編・喜びの暗転 (in Japanese). Tetsu Sakuma. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by
Kiroku Kanke
Chair, Audit Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan
1951–1953
Succeeded by
Shoji Tanaka
Preceded by
Kazuo Tanikawa
Chair, Legal Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan
1972–1973
Succeeded by
Hisao Kodaira
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1962–1963
Succeeded by