Dotanba

11/10/1956

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1hr 37min

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Drama

Dotanba - Last Minute

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Rentaro Mikuni
  • Kō Nishimura
  • Daisuke Katō
  • Taiji Tonoyama
  • Jun Tatara

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • NHK

      Production Countries

    • Japan

    LANGUAGES

    • Japanese