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The Eleventh Hour (1957)
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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Stars:
- Tomu Uchida
Writing:
- Shinobu Hashimoto
- Ryūzō Kikushima
- Tomu Uchida
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Release Date: 1957-11-24
7.2/10
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- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 109
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