Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Title | The Eleventh Hour |
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Year | 1957 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Toei Company |
Cast | Takashi Shimura, Shinjirô Ehara, Kokuten Kōdō, Eiji Okada, Eijirō Tōno, Chōko Iida |
Crew | Ryūzō Kikushima (Novel), Taichiro Kosugi (Original Music Composer), Shizuka Fujii (Director of Photography), Mikio Mori (Art Direction), Shozo Hirogami (Sound Recordist), Tomu Uchida (Director) |
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Release | Nov 24, 1957 |
Runtime | 109 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.20 / 10 by 6 users |
Popularity | 3 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | 日本語 |