Dash to the Sun
A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.
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Sonny Chiba
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Hiroyuki Nagato
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Eijirō Tōno
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Akikane Sawa
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Ryuichi Takamori Director · Yuichi Ikeda Screenplay Minoru Endo Story
First release September 8, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Original title 太陽に突っ走れ
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Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
太陽に突っ走れ
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 8, 1966
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No release date listed for United States.
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