A Man Vanishes
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1967-07-08
Runtime: 130 mins
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Original title: A Man Vanishes
Production Companies: Art Theatre Guild, Imamura Productions, Nihon Eiga Shinsha
Production Countries: Japan
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