Caisson
マンモス潜函
Synopsis
The film is a promotional film, recording the construction of a pressurized lockbox at the Hachinohe power plant in Aomori. Matsumoto's official first directorial debut at the Shinriken Motion Picture, the film found a 16mm film print stored in a civil library and digitized. His official credit is the assistant director in Silver Ring, commonly known as Matsumoto's first work. Matsumoto challenged to objectively capture the image of the worker in camera in spite of the limitations of promotional films where the records of the construction site were prioritized.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Toshio Matsumoto
- Original Title
- マンモス潜函
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 21m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Toshio Matsumoto
Department Leadership Roster
Toshio Matsumoto
Director
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What is Caisson about?
The film is a promotional film, recording the construction of a pressurized lockbox at the Hachinohe power plant in Aomori. Matsumoto's official first directorial debut at the Shinriken Motion Picture, the film found a 16mm film print stored in a civil library and digitized. His official credit is the assistant director in Silver Ring, commonly known as Matsumoto's first work. Matsumoto challenged to objectively capture the image of the worker in camera in spite of the limitations of promotional films where the records of the construction site were prioritized.
Who directed Caisson?
Caisson was directed by Toshio Matsumoto.
Who stars in Caisson?
The principal cast of Caisson includes Not specified.
When was Caisson released and how long is it?
Caisson was released in 1957 with a total runtime of 21m.