The Eleventh Hour

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Action,

Drama

Duration:

109 minutes

Year:

1957

Director:

Tomu Uchida

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Company:

Toei Company

Cast:

Banno

Yamaguchi

Shimano

Crew:

Novel

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Art Direction

Sound Recordist