The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

10/06/1979 (JP) • 2h 27m

Crime, Thriller, Action

Overview

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.

Top Billed Cast

Kenji Sawada

Makoto Kido

Bunta Sugawara

Inspector Yamashita

Kimiko Ikegami

Reiko Sawai

Kei Satō

Dr. Ichikawa

Yūnosuke Itō

Bus Hijacker

Hiroshi Gojo

Identikit Officer


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

plutonium

atomic bomb

1970s

terrorism

high school teacher

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