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Dotanba

Dotanba

6.0/10
November 10, 1956
97 minutes
Ryuzo Kikushima
Drama

Overview

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.

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Movie Details

Release Date

November 10, 1956

Runtime

97 minutes

Director

Ryuzo Kikushima

Rating

6.0/10

Production Companies

NHK

Cast

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