Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
陽はまた昇る
Synopsis
A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.
Top Cast
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Toshiyuki Nishida
Kagaya
Ken Watanabe
Okubo
Naoto Ogata
Eguchi
Ryoko Shinohara
Natsuka Kashiwagi
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Miyashita
Mitsuko Baisho
Masae Murakami
Tohru Emori
Terayama (President of Sony)
Renji Ishibashi
Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor)
Hoshi Ishida
Yuji Kagaya
Jun Kunimura
Koide
Tatsuya Nakadai
Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
Isao Natsuyagi
Takeda (President of Nippon Victor)
Masane Tsukayama
Watarai (Managing Director of Nippon Victor)
Ippei Kanie
Hisashi Igawa
Ikuji Nakamura
Kyoko Maya
Keiko Kagaya
Adeyto
Secretary (as Laura Windrath)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kiyoshi Sasabe
- Screenplay & Story
- Kiyoshi Sasabe, Takuya Nishioka
- Original Score
- Michiru Oshima
- Original Title
- 陽はまた昇る
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Kiyoshi Sasabe, Takuya Nishioka, Masaaki Satō
Michiru Oshima
Daisaku Kimura
Hideaki Ohata
Toshio Zushi, Shigeaki Komatsu
Department Leadership Roster
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Director
Hideaki Ohata
Editor
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Screenplay
Takuya Nishioka
Screenplay
Toshio Zushi
Producer
Shigeaki Komatsu
Producer
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Katsuhiro Fukuzawa
Production Design
Takayuki Nitta
Production Design
Michiru Oshima
Original Music Composer
山田夏子
Costume Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS about?
A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.
Who directed Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS?
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS was directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe.
Who stars in Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS?
The principal cast of Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS includes Toshiyuki Nishida, Ken Watanabe, Naoto Ogata, Ryoko Shinohara, Katsutoshi Atarashi.
When was Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS released and how long is it?
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 1h 48m.
Who composed the musical score for Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS was composed by Michiru Oshima.
Is Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS based on a book or true story?
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS is adapted from the following source material: Book: "Masaaki Satō".