Light The Explosives
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Three young men face off against corrupt officials and Yakuza in order to complete a reclamation project of the coastal embankment, who try to derail the project every step of the way until a tsunami hits, putting everyone in danger.
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Cast
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Akira Kobayashi
Chūji Nakanishi (President of the Nakanishi-gumi construction company)
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Mari Shiraki
Chikako Shiga (Photographer)
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Masumi Okada
Jirō Sugi (Civil engineer for Nakanishi-gumi)
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Shōgun
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Kō Nishimura
Sakamaki (Trade journal reporter)
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Kenjiro Uemura
Gorō Hasegawa (Fūtarō)
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The Quiet Duel
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Hiroshi Kondō
Tomioka (Technical official, Kanagawa Prefectural Port Division)
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Anatahan
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Shinsuke Ashida
Takamitsu Sesato (President of Teikoku Kin'yū)
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Red Angel
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Shōji Yasui
Susumu Suda (Fūtarō, a former doctor)
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The Burmese Harp
Yasukiyo Umeno
Tatsuhiko Ōe (Nakanishi-gumi accountant; nicknamed "Shibuchin")
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Kamen Rider
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Shin Date
Sōichirō Shiga (Branch manager at Kanagawa Bank; Chikako's father)
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Hiroshi Hijikata
Kyūsaku Gonda (Fūtarō)
Known for
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Sanpei Mine
Kanji (Kitchen Staff, Nakanishi-gumi)
Known for
The Burmese Harp
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Koreyoshi Kurahara Director · Ichirō Ikeda Writer Keiichi Abe Writer
First release July 5, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 爆薬に火をつけろ
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
爆薬に火をつけろ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 5, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
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