Dotanba

Ryūzō Kikushima
1956-11-10

Dotanba - Last Minute
6
97 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Rentaro Mikuni Unowned
Kō Nishimura Unowned
Daisuke Katō Unowned
Taiji Tonoyama Unowned
Jun Tatara Unowned
Keiko Tsushima Unowned
Chōko Iida Unowned
Murasaki Fujima Unowned
Akitake Kōno Unowned
Noriko Sengoku Unowned
Masao Oda Unowned
Yasumi Hara Unowned
Kyosuke Aihara Unowned
Fumiya Takahata Unowned
Kenzō Tabu Unowned
Akira Nagoya Unowned
Kanta Mori Unowned
Yūnosuke Itō Unowned
Keiko Amaji Unowned
Masakazu Kuwayama Unowned