The Eleventh Hour (1957)

7.2/10 Vote : 6

どたんば (Original Title)

StoryLine

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.

Details

Genres: Drama

Country: Japan

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 24/11/1957

Companies: Toei Company

Run Time: 109 min

Popularity: 5.659

Spoken Languages: 日本語

Status: Released