The Eleventh Hour (どたんば) 66 years old

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.

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The Eleventh Hour Cast

Name	Character
Takashi Shimura He was 52, 76 years old when he died

The Eleventh Hour Crew

Name	Department
Tomu Uchida as Director. He was 59 (72) years old when He died	Directing