The Eleventh Hour
どたんば
Synopsis
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.
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Dotanba trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2020-09-25
Top Cast
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Takashi Shimura
Banno
Shinjirō Ehara
Yamaguchi
Kokuten Kōdō
Eiji Okada
Shimano
Eijirō Tōno
Chōko Iida
Kane Ishigaki
Jiro Takagi
Newspaper Reporter A
Yoshi Katō
Sunaga
Shin Tonomura
Kusaka
Yoshifumi Tachibana
Yui
Ei Iwagami
Ishigaki
Jun Mita
Takada
Koji Takishima
Nakatsu
Kazuo Nakano
Oyama
Takashi Kanda
Tachibana
Rinichi Yamamoto
Kawamura
Shiko Saito
Director Yoshikawa
Kentaro Taki
Director Ueda
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tomu Uchida
- Screenplay & Story
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Tomu Uchida
- Original Score
- Taichiro Kosugi
- Original Title
- どたんば
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tomu Uchida
Shinobu Hashimoto, Tomu Uchida, Ryuzo Kikushima
Taichiro Kosugi
Shizuka Fujii
Fumio Soda
Department Leadership Roster
Taichiro Kosugi
Original Music Composer
Shizuka Fujii
Director of Photography
Tomu Uchida
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Fumio Soda
Editor
Tomu Uchida
Screenplay
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Eleventh Hour
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What is The Eleventh Hour about?
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.
Who directed The Eleventh Hour?
The Eleventh Hour was directed by Tomu Uchida.
Who stars in The Eleventh Hour?
The principal cast of The Eleventh Hour includes Takashi Shimura, Shinjirō Ehara, Kokuten Kōdō, Eiji Okada, Eijirō Tōno.
When was The Eleventh Hour released and how long is it?
The Eleventh Hour was released in 1957 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.
Who composed the musical score for The Eleventh Hour?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Eleventh Hour was composed by Taichiro Kosugi.
Is The Eleventh Hour based on a book or true story?
The Eleventh Hour is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Ryuzo Kikushima".