Released:
1956-11-10

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.

Director:
Ryuzo Kikushima

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Drama

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