

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.
The Eleventh Hour was directed by Tomu Uchida.
The Eleventh Hour holds an average rating of 7.4/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of action and drama. Join the discussion below to add your take.
The Eleventh Hour runs for 1h 49min, and was released in 1957.
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