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Light The Explosives

Three young men face off against corrupt officials and Yakuza in order to complete a reclamation project of the coastal embankment, who try to derail the project every step of the way until a tsunami hits, putting everyone in danger.

1h 33m1959

ActionDrama

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Koreyoshi KuraharaKoreyoshi KuraharaDirectorAkira KobayashiAkira KobayashiChūji Nakanishi (President of the Nakanishi-gumi construction company)Mari ShirakiMari ShirakiChikako Shiga (Photographer)Masumi OkadaMasumi OkadaJirō Sugi (Civil engineer for Nakanishi-gumi)Kō NishimuraKō NishimuraSakamaki (Trade journal reporter)Kenjiro UemuraKenjiro UemuraGorō Hasegawa (Fūtarō)Hiroshi KondōHiroshi KondōTomioka (Technical official · Kanagawa Prefectural Port Division)Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke AshidaTakamitsu Sesato (President of Teikoku Kin'yū)Shōji YasuiShōji YasuiSusumu Suda (Fūtarō · a former doctor)Yasukiyo UmenoYasukiyo UmenoTatsuhiko Ōe (Nakanishi-gumi accountant; nicknamed "Shibuchin")Shin DateShin DateSōichirō Shiga (Branch manager at Kanagawa Bank; Chikako's father)Hiroshi HijikataHiroshi HijikataKyūsaku Gonda (Fūtarō)
Sanpei MineKanji (Kitchen Staff · Nakanishi-gumi)

Storyline

Three young men face off against corrupt officials and Yakuza in order to complete a reclamation project of the coastal embankment, who try to derail the project every step of the way until a tsunami hits, putting everyone in danger.

  • Nikkatsu Corporation

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Info

Original title
爆薬に火をつけろ
Status
Released
Released
5 July 1959
Runtime
1h 33m

Production

Director
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Writers
Ichirō Ikeda, Keiichi Abe
Studios
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese