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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

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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.

DirectorKiyoshi Sasabe
WritersKiyoshi Sasabe·Takuya Nishioka
ProducersToshio Zushi·Shigeaki Komatsu

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Not available in United Kingdom
Streaming in 1 other country

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe

TNToshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Kagaya
KWKen Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Okubo
NONaoto Ogata
Naoto Ogata
Eguchi
RSRyoko Shinohara
Ryoko Shinohara
Natsuka Kashiwagi
KA
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Miyashita
MBMitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Masae Murakami
TETohru Emori
Tohru Emori
Terayama (President of Sony)
RIRenji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor)
HIHoshi Ishida
Hoshi Ishida
Yuji Kagaya
JKJun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Koide
TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
INIsao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi
Takeda (President of Nippon Victor)

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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS — streaming FAQ

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