The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979•2h 27m•7.3•Released
CrimeThrillerDrama
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.
Director
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Writer
Leonard Schrader, Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Kitty Films
Cast
Kenji Sawada
Makoto Kido
Bunta Sugawara
Inspector Yamashita
Kimiko Ikegami
Reiko Sawai
Kazuo Kitamura
Tanaka
Shigeru Kōyama
Nakayama
Kei Satō
Dr. Ichikawa
Yūnosuke Itō
Bus Hijacker
Eimei Esumi
Egawa
Hiroshi Gojo
Identikit Officer
Yudai Ishiyama
Detective Ishikawa
Rika Kayama
Student
Morio Kazama
Asai
Hōsei Komatsu
Loan Officer
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Suspect on TV News
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Technician of Phone Company
Production
Company
Kitty Films
Company
Tristone Entertainment
Company
TOHO
Producer
Kei Ijichi
Producer
Mataichirô Yamamoto
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