A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.
Credits
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ken Watanabe
He was 42, now 64 years old
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as Okubo |
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Tatsuya Nakadai
He was 69, now 91 years old
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as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) |
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Jun Kunimura
He was 46, now 68 years old
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as Koide |
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Mitsuko Baisho
She was 55, now 77 years old
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as Masae Murakami |
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Ikuji Nakamura
He was 48, now 70 years old
|
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Renji Ishibashi
He was 60, now 82 years old
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as Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor) |
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Toru Emori
He was 58, now 80 years old
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as Terayama (President of Sony) |
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Isao Natsuyagi
He was 62, 73 years old when he died
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as Takeda (President of Nippon Victor) |
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Toshiyuki Nishida
He was 54, now 76 years old
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as Kagaya |
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Ippei Kanie
He was 26, now 47 years old
|
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Masane Tsukayama
He was 58, now 80 years old
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as Watarai (Managing Director of Nippon Victor) |
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Ryoko Shinohara
She was 28, now 50 years old
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as Natsuka Kashiwagi |
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Hoshi Ishida
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as Yuji Kagaya |
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Naoto Ogata
He was 34, now 56 years old
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as Eguchi |
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kiyoshi Sasabe as Director. He was 44 (now 66) years old
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Directing |
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Kiyoshi Sasabe as Writer. He was 44 (now 66) years old
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Writing |
