The Man Who Stole the Sun

Original title: Taiyô wo nusunda otoko

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7.5/10

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Action Crime Thriller

A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation pois... Read allA high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
At one point when Kenji Sawada is fending off the nuclear plant workers, the sound effects are taken from the video game Space Invaders (1978) which was enjoying massive success in Japan at the time of the movie's release. The movie begins and ends with exactly the same sound: a ticking clock, and then an explosion.

Quotes
[On their way to appease a hostage-taker.]
Yamashita: You're a teacher? What do you teach?
Makoto Kido: Science.
Yamashita: Hm. I don't think science isn't going to help us right now.

Connections
Referenced in Crossfire (2000)

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Featured review

10/10

great film !!

Kazuhiko Hasegawa is a great film director.

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