Japan Synopsis
太陽を盗んだ男
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Man Who Stole the Sun sits at position #21.
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The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Man Who Stole the Sun premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,813 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #638 of 1,411 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kitty Films, Tristone Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 27m |
| Release Date | October 6, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0194426 |