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熱風 (1943)

熱風 poster
Directed by
Satsuo Yamamoto
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan

How it feels

Workers at a steel plant in wartime Japan struggle to increase production despite a problematic blast furnace. The film follows their efforts to overcome technical and human obstacles.

patrioticearneststagedseriousindustrialfocuseddetermineddatedmilitaristic

What happens

『熱風』(ねっぷう)は、1943年(昭和18年)10月7日に公開された東宝映画制作の日本映画。国策。 戦時下において、福岡県戸畑市、八幡市および小倉市にある八幡製鉄所を舞台に、増産を阻む魔の溶鉱炉に挑む人々を描く。本編は実際の八幡製鉄所で長期ロケを行い、特撮も実物を綿密に再現したミニチュアの溶鉱炉が制作された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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