Underplayed Gems

Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko (1979)

Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko poster
Original title
太陽を盗んだ男
Directed by
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Genre
satirical film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 27m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A high school science teacher builds a homemade atomic bomb and uses it to blackmail the government. He demands a concert from a faded rock star, which sets off a chaotic chain of events.

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What happens

The Man Who Stole the Sun (Japanese: 太陽を盗んだ男, Hepburn: Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko) is a 1979 Japanese thriller film, directed by Hasegawa Kazuhiko. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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