Loading movie...
Solar Eclipse (1975)
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Jūkichi Uno, Rentaro Mikuni, Kō Nishimura
Runtime154 min
Your reaction:
Watchlist:
When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Solar Eclipse (1975) is a critically acclaimed Japanese drama film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto. The film explores themes of political corruption and greed when bribe money from a rigged election finds its way into a dam construction project, leading to a web of collusion, lust, and even murder. While audience reception data is not widely available, the film is considered an important work in Yamamoto's filmography.
Why you might like this:
Fans of 1970s Japanese cinema and director Satsuo Yamamoto's gritty, morally complex style will appreciate the intricate political drama and taut performances from actors like Tatsuya Nakadai in this 1975 film 'Solar Eclipse', which examines themes of corruption, greed, and the human cost of large-scale infrastructure projects.
About
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured. Unlike a lunar eclipse, which may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth, a solar eclipse can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world. As such, although total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every 18 months on average, they recur at any given place only once every 360 to 410 years.
Read more on Wikipedia →