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Dotanba

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WatchMind AI scores Dotanba as Drama with balanced tone tone and fast-paced pacing (60% on TMDb). Use this AI analysis as a quick read on Dotanba before you watch — trailer, TMDb reviews, and licensed streaming links on this page help you decide.

“Dotanba - Last Minute”

Released

1956-11-10

Rating

60%

Type

Movie

Runtime

1h 37m

Drama

AI Analysis

Dotanba (1956) — AI movie analysis

WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dotanba (1956) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.

Story & themes: 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”) — t… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~97 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate Dotanba 60% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.

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Synopsis

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.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 1956-11-10
Runtime: 1h 37m
TMDB rating: 6.0
TMDB ID: 895922

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