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The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

Genre : Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Action, Science Fiction

Runtime : 2H 27M

Director : Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Writer : Leonard Schrader

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
Makoto Kido
Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Inspector Yamashita
Kimiko Ikegami
Kimiko Ikegami
Reiko Sawai (Zero)
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
Tanaka, the director of the National Police Agency
Shigeru Kôyama
Shigeru Kôyama
Nakayama
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Dr. Ichikawa
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Bus Hijacker
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
Egawa
Hiroshi Gojo
Hiroshi Gojo
Identikit Officer
Yudai Ishiyama
Yudai Ishiyama
Detective Ishikawa
Rika Kayama
Rika Kayama
Student
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Asai
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Loan Officer
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Suspect on tv news
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Technician of Phone Company
Yutaka Mizutani
Yutaka Mizutani
Police Officer
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Loan Collector
Saburô Shôji
Saburô Shôji
Detective Mizushima
Chiaki Takayama
Chiaki Takayama
Apartment Manager
Kyôko Togawa
Kyôko Togawa
Student
Michiyo Yamazoe
Michiyo Yamazoe
Student
Yukiko Inoue
Yukiko Inoue
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Junichi Hosokawa
Junichi Hosokawa
Toshizō Kudō
Toshizō Kudō
Ken Mizoguchi
Ken Mizoguchi
Midori Mori
Midori Mori
Satoru Nabe
Satoru Nabe
Takayuki Ohira
Takayuki Ohira
Ryoichi Sato
Ryoichi Sato
Jôji Sawada
Jôji Sawada
Isao Takanami
Isao Takanami

Crews

Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Director
Leonard Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Screenplay
Leonard Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Story
Kei Ijichi
Kei Ijichi
Producer
Takayuki Inoue
Takayuki Inoue
Original Music Composer
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Yoshinaga Yoko'o
Yoshinaga Yoko'o
Production Design
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Writer
Shinji Sômai
Shinji Sômai
Assistant Director
Tatsuo Suzuki
Tatsuo Suzuki
Director of Photography
Hideo Kumagai
Hideo Kumagai
Lighting Technician
Kenichi Benitani
Kenichi Benitani
Sound Recordist
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Producer

Trailers and other movies

The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) - Trailer

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