The Eleventh Hour (1957)
Original title: どたんば
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.
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Takashi ShimuraBanno
Shinjirō EharaYamaguchi
Kokuten Kōdō
Eiji OkadaShimano
Eijirō Tōno
Chōko IidaKane IshigakiJiro TakagiNewspaper Reporter A
Yoshi KatōSunagaShin TonomuraKusakaYoshifumi TachibanaYuiEi IwagamiIshigakiJun MitaTakadaMovie DNA
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What is The Eleventh Hour about?
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.
How long is The Eleventh Hour?
The Eleventh Hour has a runtime of 109 minutes.