A Man Vanishes

A Man Vanishes

The film is finished, but reality is not.

1967•2h 10m•6.7/10

DramaDocumentary

Ratings

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6.7/10(24)

A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the list, someone who had seemed to disappear from the face of the earth due to embezzlement from his company, and the filmmakers begin an investigative documentary into the reasons behind and attempt at tracking him down.

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Production

Art Theatre Guild, Imamura Productions, Nihon Eiga Shinsha

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Yoshie Hayakawa

Yoshie Hayakawa

Self

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Self

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Self

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