The Eleventh Hour (1957)
Drama
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.
Cast
Banno
Yamaguchi
Ishigaki
Takada
Nakatsu
Oyama
Tachibana
Kawamura
Director Yoshikawa
Director Ueda
Michi Kogen
Jiro Takahara
Takichi Banno
Katsuko Banno
Kaichi Yui
Yamaguchi's father
Kiku Noda
Toshi Noda
Toshie Sunaga
Yoshino
Kawasaki
Yokota
Shimano
Nishiyama
Reporter C
Broadcaster A
Broadcast Reporter B
Messenger
Diver
Doctor
Popsicle shop
Murase
Noda
Kane Ishigaki
Newspaper Reporter A
Sunaga
Kusaka
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Editor
Novel
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Sound Recordist