The Man Who Stole the Sun (太陽を盗んだ男) (1979) | 1080p mkv

A cult Japanese black comedy thriller








Director: Kazuhiko Hasegawa  

Starring: Kenji Sawada, Bunta Sugawara, Kimiko Ikegami  

Runtime: 147 minutes  

Language: Japanese  

Subtitles: English (.srt included)  

Release: RIZZ DVD-Rip (2CD)



Makoto Kido is a disillusioned high school science teacher in Tokyo. After getting caught up in a dramatic school bus hijacking (and emerging as an unlikely hero), he decides to take drastic action against a society he has grown to despise.
Kido steals plutonium from a nuclear power plant and single-handedly builds a working atomic bomb in his apartment. Calling himself “Number 9”, he uses his homemade nuke to blackmail the Japanese government with a series of increasingly absurd demands — including nonstop baseball games and a concert by the then-banned Rolling Stones.
Hot on his trail is the no-nonsense veteran police inspector Yamashita. What follows is a tense, darkly comic cat-and-mouse game between two very different men from two very different generations.
A unique blend of crime thriller, political satire, and character drama with a heavy dose of 1970s Japanese counterculture. Long considered a cult classic in Japan and among fans of offbeat cinema.



Audio: Japanese (MP3)  

Subtitles: English  

Container: MKV    
Notes:

- Excellent DVD-sourced rip with clean video and included English subtitles.

- The film is a rare and highly regarded cult title — stylish, funny, and surprisingly poignant.

- Toho production with a memorable opening title sequence.
Enjoy this hidden gem!