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73% Critic Match
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.3 / 10• 1979• 2h 27m•NR• Japanese
CrimeThrillerDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kenji Sawada
Makoto Kido
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kazuhiko Hasegawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Man Who Stole the Sun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
