Explosion! (1939)

  • NR
  • 02/15/1939 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 24m

Overview

"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

Shozo Ito

Screenplay, Story

Tomotaka Tasaka

Director

Cast

Ryo Akaboshi's headshot

Ryo Akaboshi

Noboru Asahi's headshot

Noboru Asahi

Yûji Azuma's headshot

Yûji Azuma

Donguriboya's headshot

Donguriboya

Masako Fujimura's headshot

Masako Fujimura

Haehiko Fuyuki's headshot

Haehiko Fuyuki

Akira Hiki's headshot

Akira Hiki

Toshimasa Inoue's headshot

Toshimasa Inoue

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