Dotanba

Directed by Ryūzō Kikushima
1956    1h 37mDrama
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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Cast of Dotanba

  • Rentaro Mikuni
  • Kō Nishimura
  • Daisuke Katō
  • Taiji Tonoyama
  • Jun Tatara
  • Keiko Tsushima
  • Chōko Iida
  • Murasaki Fujima
  • Akitake Kōno
  • Noriko Sengoku
  • Masao Oda
  • Yasumi Hara
  • Kyosuke Aihara
  • Fumiya Takahata
  • Kenzō Tabu
  • Akira Nagoya
  • Kanta Mori
  • Yūnosuke Itō
  • Keiko Amaji
  • Masakazu Kuwayama
  • Ryūzō KikushimaDirector / Writer

 

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