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A Man Explodes (1959)

Original title: 男が爆発する

1959-04-28 · 1h 36m · JA
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Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu, who jumps into a waterfall. Having injured his eyes in the process, he is brought to Tokyo for medical treatment. In Tokyo, Kensaku visits his mother Kaneko who left her son years ago. She now owns an exclusive club and has a son, Isao, with the president of Kobe Concern. Isao plots to steal Kensuke's farm as part of a land development scheme with Fukiko's husband. Without knowing they are blood related, their conflict over the farm intensifies.

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Toshio MasudaDirector

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Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō IshiharaMie KitaharaMie KitaharaRuriko AsaokaRuriko AsaokaHideaki NitaniHideaki NitaniMari ShirakiMari ShirakiYuji OdakaYuji OdakaNobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoEijirō YanagiEijirō YanagiMichiyo KogureMichiyo KogureOsamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaSaburo HiromatsuSaburo HiromatsuShōki FukaeShōki Fukae

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Genre affinityAction · Drama · CrimeDialogue densityDramaPacingActionDirector preference210106Actor preference359796 · 335730 · 335731Country preferenceJp

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What is A Man Explodes about?

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu, who jumps into a waterfall. Having injured his eyes in the process, he is brought to Tokyo for medical treatment. In Tokyo, Kensaku visits his mother Kaneko who left her son years ago. She now owns an exclusive club and has a son, Isao, with the president of Kobe Concern. Isao plots to steal Kensuke's farm as part of a land development scheme with Fukiko's husband. Without knowing they are blood related, their conflict over the farm intensifies.

How long is A Man Explodes?

A Man Explodes has a runtime of 96 minutes.