Dotanba (1956)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1956-11-10
Runtime: 97 minutes
Director: Ryuzo Kikushima
Top Cast
- Rentaro Mikuni as
- Kō Nishimura as
- Daisuke Katō as
- Taiji Tonoyama as
- Jun Tatara as
- Keiko Tsushima as
- Chōko Iida as
- Murasaki Fujima as
- Akitake Kōno as
- Noriko Sengoku as
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