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The Man Who Stole the Sun

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The Man Who Stole the Sun

7.3

2h 27m

1979

Synopsis

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

Trailer

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plutoniumatomic bomb1970sterrorismhigh school teacher

Cast & Crew

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

as Makoto Kido

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

as Inspector Yamashita

Kimiko Ikegami

Kimiko Ikegami

as Reiko Sawai

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

as Tanaka

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

as Nakayama

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

as Dr. Ichikawa

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

as Bus Hijacker

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

as Egawa

Hiroshi Gojo

as Identikit Officer

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