A Man Vanishes

Jul 8, 1967

2h 10m

★ 6.7

The film is finished, but reality is not.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild

Imamura Productions

Nihon Eiga Shinsha

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Cast

Self

Yoshie Hayakawa

Self

Shōhei Imamura

Self

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

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A Man Vanishes

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