re liance ▁on ▁conv iction ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁conf ession . ▁ ▁M enda ▁had ▁difficulty ▁claim ing ▁his ▁state ▁p ension ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁sign ▁up ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁contin ually ▁critic ised ▁Japanese ▁execution ▁policy ▁since ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁Document ary ▁film ▁and ▁book ▁A ▁document ary ▁movie , ▁M enda ▁Sak ae : ▁G ok uch u ▁no ▁Se i ▁( S ak ae ▁M enda : ▁A ▁Life ▁in ▁Pr ison ), ▁detail ing ▁Sak ae ' s ▁life ▁on ▁death ▁row , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁M enda ▁released ▁a ▁book , ▁G ok uch u ▁not o ▁( Pr ison ▁Notes ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁ex on er ated ▁death ▁row ▁in m ates ▁List ▁of ▁mis car riage ▁of ▁justice ▁cases ▁Sad am ichi ▁H iras awa ▁I wa o ▁H ak am ada ▁Say ama ▁Inc ident ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁W rong ly ▁Con v icted ▁Database ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁Category : J apan ese ▁anti – de ath ▁penalty ▁activ ists ▁Category : J apan ese ▁Christians ▁Category : J apan ese ▁prisoners ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Over turn ed ▁conv ict ions ▁Category : Pe ople ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁murder ▁Category : Pr ison ers