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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

Drama
Release Date: 2002, June 16
Directors: Kiyoshi Sasabe
Countries: Japan
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Jun Kunimura, Tohru Emori, Ryoko Shinohara, Masane Tsukayama, Naoto Ogata, Renji Ishibashi, Hoshi Ishida, Mitsuko Baisho, Isao Natsuyagi, Toshiyuki Nishida

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.