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The Man Who Stole the Sun

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Duration

2h 27m

Release

6 Oct 1979

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Overview

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.

Plot

A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.

Cast

Bunta SugawaraKenji SawadaKimiko Ikegami

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10

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Director

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Writers

Leonard SchraderKazuhiko Hasegawa

Awards

8 wins & 7 nominations

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