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 65 years old
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as Okubo |
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Tatsuya Nakadai
He was 69, now 92 years old
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as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) |
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Jun Kunimura
He was 46, now 69 years old
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as Koide |
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Mitsuko Baisho
She was 55, now 78 years old
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as Masae Murakami |
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Renji Ishibashi
He was 60, now 83 years old
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as Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor) |
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Ikuji Nakamura
He was 48, now 71 years old
|
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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 77 years old
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as Kagaya |
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Ryoko Shinohara
She was 28, now 51 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 57 years old
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as Eguchi |
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Ippei Kanie
He was 26, now 48 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) |
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 |
