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Dotanba

  • 1957
  • 1h 49m
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Dotanba (1957)
ActionDrama

A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners.A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners.A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners.

  • Director
    • Tomu Uchida
  • Writers
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Tomu Uchida
  • Stars
    • Shinjirô Ebara
    • Eiji Okada
    • Eijirô Tôno
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    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • Tomu Uchida
    • Writers
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Tomu Uchida
    • Stars
      • Shinjirô Ebara
      • Eiji Okada
      • Eijirô Tôno
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    Shinjirô Ebara
    • Yamaguchi
    • (as Shinjirô Ehara)
    Eiji Okada
    Eiji Okada
    • Shimano
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Banno
    Jiro Takagi
    • Newspaper Reporter A
    Takashi Kanda
    Takashi Kanda
    • Tachibana
    Chôko Iida
    Chôko Iida
    • Kane Ishigaki
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Yoshi Katô
    Yoshi Katô
    • Sunaga
    Shin Tonomura
    • Kusaka
    Katsuya Ishimaru
    • Noda
    Yoshifumi Tachibana
    • Yui
    Ei Iwagami
    • Ishigaki
    Kôji Sekiyama
    • Hasegawa
    Jun Mita
    • Takada
    Shûsuke Sone
    • Kondo
    Kôji Takishima
    • Nakatsu
    Kazuo Nakano
    • Oyama
    • Director
      • Tomu Uchida
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      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Tomu Uchida
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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1957 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • They Are Buried Alive
    • Production company
      • Toei Tokyo
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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