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.

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Cast

Toshiyuki Nishida actor Ken Watanabe actor

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Naoto Ogata actor Ryoko Shinohara actor

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Katsutoshi Atarashi actor Mitsuko Baisho actor

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Tohru Emori actor Renji Ishibashi actor

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Hōshi Ishida actor Jun Kunimura actor

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Tatsuya Nakadai actor Isao Natsuyagi actor Masane Tsukayama actor

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Ippei Kanie actor Ikuji Nakamura actor