The Eleventh Hour
7.2
Rating
(6 votes)
1h 49m
Runtime
1957
Released
3
Popularity
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
どたんば
Release Date
1957-11-24
Languages
Japanese
Directors
Writers
Tomu UchidaScreenplay
Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
