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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Released: June 16, 2002 (2002)
Runtime: 108 minutes
Genres: Drama
A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Katsutoshi Atarashi as Miyashita
Age at release: 61
- Renji Ishibashi as Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor)
Age at release: 60
- Tohru Emori as Terayama (President of Sony)
Age at release: 58
- Mitsuko Baisho as Masae Murakami
Age at release: 55
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Kagaya
Age at release: 54
- Jun Kunimura as Koide
Age at release: 46
- Ken Watanabe as Okubo
Age at release: 42
- Naoto Ogata as Eguchi
Age at release: 34
- Ryoko Shinohara as Natsuka Kashiwagi
Age at release: 28
- Hoshi Ishida as Yuji Kagaya
Age at release: 12
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- Tatsuya Nakadai as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
Age at release: 69
- Isao Natsuyagi as Takeda (President of Nippon Victor)
Age at release: 62
- Masane Tsukayama as Watarai (Managing Director of Nippon Victor)
Age at release: 58
Age at release: 48
Age at release: 26