A Man Vanishes
“The film is finished, but reality is not.”
1967•2h 10m•6.9•Released
DramaDocumentary
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.
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Art Theatre Guild
Cast
Yoshie Hayakawa
Self
Shōhei Imamura
Self
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Self
Production
Company
Art Theatre Guild
Company
Imamura Productions
Company
Nihon Eiga Shinsha
Producer
Shōhei Imamura
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