Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
8
3 votes
June 16, 2002
1h 48m
Drama
Overview
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
Cast
Toshiyuki Nishida
Kagaya
Ken Watanabe
Okubo
Naoto Ogata
Eguchi
Ryoko Shinohara
Natsuka KashiwagiK
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Miyashita
Mitsuko Baisho
Masae Murakami
Tohru Emori
Terayama (President of Sony)
Renji Ishibashi
Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor)
Hoshi Ishida
Yuji Kagaya
Jun Kunimura
Koide
Tatsuya Nakadai
Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
Isao Natsuyagi
Takeda (President of Nippon Victor)
Masane Tsukayama
Watarai (Managing Director of Nippon Victor)
Ippei Kanie
Hisashi Igawa
More like this
All of a Sudden
2026
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Skin
2009
The Safety of Objects
2002
Come Sunday
2018
Gracie
2007
My Neighbor Adolf
2022
Won't Back Down
2012
Hands of Stone
2016
Cesar Chavez
2014
Harmonium
2016
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
I Am Elizabeth Smart
2017
El Chicano
2019
Farming
2018
Lady Driver
2020
The Road Dance
2022
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
2013