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The Man Who Stole the Sun
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太陽を盗んだ男 · 1979

The Man Who Stole the Sun

Kazuhiko Hasegawa · 147 min · Japan

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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.

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7.4

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Production companies
Kitty Films, Tristone Entertainment, TOHO

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Asia

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