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The Invention of Dr. NakaMats

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NakaMats is an unlikely character made for the movies, an eccentric 80-year-old Japanese inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk. With his deadpan English and impeccable comic timing, he provides nonstop…

DirectorKaspar Astrup Schröder
WriterKaspar Astrup Schröder
ProducerMette Heide

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Cast · Directed by Kaspar Astrup Schröder

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Yoshiro Nakamatsu
Himself

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The Invention of Dr. NakaMats hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 27, 2009. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is The Invention of Dr. NakaMats based on a true story?

Yes — The Invention of Dr. NakaMats is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).