Ningen jôhatsu

"The film is finished, but reality is not."

Jul 8 1967 N/A 2h 10m
Documentary

A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the list, someone who had seemed to disappear from the face of the earth due to embezzlement from his company, and the filmmakers begin an investigative documentary into the reasons behind and attempt at tracking him down.

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Plot

Plastics salesman Oshima disappeared without a word to anyone, and has been missing for two years. Shohei Imamura and his crew follow Oshima's fiancé Yoshie and actor Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as they investigate the disappearance.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Shôhei Imamura

Cast

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Yoshie Hayakawa, Shôhei Imamura

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild, Nihon Eiga Shinsha, Imamura Productions

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Awards

1 win

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Scores
# of Votes
864
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
92
Popularity
NA