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The Man Who Stole the Sun
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The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979-10-06 · 147 min · ★ 7.4

Crime · Thriller · Drama

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.

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Directors
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Production companies
Kitty Films, Tristone Entertainment, TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kenji SawadaKenji SawadaMakoto Kido
Bunta SugawaraBunta SugawaraInspector Yamashita
Kimiko IkegamiKimiko IkegamiReiko Sawai
Kazuo KitamuraKazuo KitamuraTanaka
Shigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaNakayama
Kei SatōKei SatōDr. Ichikawa
Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke ItōBus Hijacker
Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiEgawa
Hiroshi GojoIdentikit Officer
Yudai IshiyamaYudai IshiyamaDetective Ishikawa
Rika KayamaStudent
Morio KazamaMorio KazamaAsai
Hōsei KomatsuHōsei KomatsuLoan Officer
Kiyoshi KurosawaKiyoshi KurosawaSuspect on TV News
Kōjirō KusanagiKōjirō KusanagiTechnician of Phone Company
Yutaka MizutaniYutaka MizutaniPolice Officer
Toshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki NishidaLoan Collector
Saburō ShōjiSaburō ShōjiDetective Mizushima
Chiaki TakayamaApartment Manager
Kyôko TogawaKyôko TogawaStudent

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