Kurobe no taiyo

⭐ Featured Review

"Only a few Japanese films come to mind that are as grandiose in scope as Kumai Kei's "Kurobe no taiyo" (The Sands of Kurobe, 1968). The spectacular film, that clocks in 3 hours and 16 minutes, was made to honor the generation that rebuilt Japan in the 1950's after the devastating experience of war. We are talking about building in the literal sense, as the film deals with the construction of a large tunnel under the Japanese alps. This tunnel is very difficult to build, as the area is located on a seismic zone where earthquakes can be caused by the smallest of mistakes by t..."