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The film is finished, but reality is not.

A Man Vanishes

6.9 / 10 6.9 1967 2h 10m
DramaDocumentary

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.

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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CAST

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Yoshie Hayakawa
Yoshie HayakawaSelf
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei ImamuraSelf
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru TsuyuguchiSelf
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