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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

Drama

1h 48m

June 16, 2002 (23 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Kagaya

Birthday: November 4, 1947

54 October 17, 2024 (76)
Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Okubo

Birthday: October 21, 1959

4265
Naoto Ogata

Naoto Ogata

Eguchi

Birthday: September 22, 1967

3457
Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Natsuka Kashiwagi

Birthday: August 13, 1973

2852
Katsutoshi Atarashi

Katsutoshi Atarashi

Miyashita

Birthday: December 4, 1940

6184
Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Masae Murakami

Birthday: November 22, 1946

5578
Tohru Emori

Tohru Emori

Terayama (President of Sony)

Birthday: January 25, 1944

5881
Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor)

Birthday: August 9, 1941

6084
Hoshi Ishida

Hoshi Ishida

Yuji Kagaya

Birthday: April 2, 1990

1235
Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Koide

Birthday: November 16, 1955

4669