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.
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Cast and crew of The Eleventh Hour
Tomu Uchida
Director
Takashi Shimura
Actor
Eijirō Tōno
Actor
Kokuten Kōdō
Actor
Eiji Okada
Actor
Yōyō Kojima
Actor
Yoshi Katō
Actor
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About 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.
Movie details
- Release year
- 1957
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 109 min
- IMDb rating
- 7.2 out of 10 (39 votes)
- Director
- Tomu Uchida