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  • The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
  • Not Rated
    147 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
Not Rated
147 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.
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Writers
Leonard Schrader (screenplay) (as Renâdo Shureidâ) (story) (as Renâdo Shureidâ) | Kazuhiko Hasegawa (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Tatsuo Suzuki (as Daruma Suzuki)
Editor
Production Designer
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Updated Oct 6, 1979

Release date
Oct 9, 1980 (United States)

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Cast

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47 cast members
Name Known for
Bunta Sugawara
Inspector Yamashita Inspector Yamashita   See fewer
Kenji Sawada
Makoto Kido Makoto Kido   See fewer
Kimiko Ikegami
Zero Sawai Zero Sawai   See fewer
Kazuo Kitamura
Tanaka, the Director of the National Police Agency Tanaka, the Director of the National Police Agency   See fewer
Shigeru Kôyama
Nakayama Nakayama   See fewer
Kei Satô
Dr. Ichikawa Dr. Ichikawa   See fewer
Yûnosuke Itô
Bus Hijacker Bus Hijacker   See fewer
Dennis Falt
CIA agent CIA agent   See fewer
Hiroshi Gojô
Identikit Officer Identikit Officer   See fewer
Yukiko Inoue
Actress Actress   See fewer
Yûdai Ishiyama
Detective Ishikawa Detective Ishikawa   See fewer
Rika Kayama
Student Student   See fewer
Hôsei Komatsu
Loan Officer Loan Officer   See fewer
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Suspect on TV News Suspect on TV News   See fewer
Kôjirô Kusanagi
Technician of Phone Company Technician of Phone Company   See fewer
Yutaka Mizutani
Police Officer Police Officer   See fewer
Midori Mori
Actress Actress   See fewer
Yôji Mori
Actor Actor   See fewer
Toshiyuki Nishida
Loan Collector Loan Collector   See fewer
Saburô Shôji
Detective Mizushima Detective Mizushima   See fewer
Nanako Takahashi
Actress Actress   See fewer
Chiaki Takayama
Apartment Manager Apartment Manager   See fewer
Kyôko Togawa
Student Student   See fewer
Masao Ueda
Actor Actor   See fewer
Michiyo Yamazoe
Student Student   See fewer
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