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Explosion! (1939)
Directed by Tomotaka Tasaka
Drama · 1h 24m
"Around the time he made such remarkably ambivalent war films as Mud and Soldiers and Five Scouts, Tasaka directed this 'home front' comedy-drama which is too bizarre to be serious propaganda. [The plot revolves around a public contribution campaign to buy airplanes.] The mayor's aviator son promises to fly over the village in salute, and much of the narrative concerns the preparations for this great event. Tasaka throws in a few songs, some village humor and satire, and tremendous camera mobility, finally wringing every possible effect from his climax." John Gillett, British Film Institute
Cast
Akihiko Katayama
Crew
- Director
- Tomotaka Tasaka
- Screenplay
- Shozo Ito
Details
- Original title
- 爆音
- Release date
- 1939-02-15
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Nikkatsu Corporation