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The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Man Who Stole The Sun (1979) Run Time: 2H 27M Plus Bonus Short Silent Film! | naked capitalism
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The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Man Who Stole The Sun (1979) Run Time: 2H 27M Plus Bonus Short Silent Film! | naked capitalism

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Welcome gentle readers to another installment of the Sunday Morning Movie. Today it’s Japanese thriller, The Man Who Stole The Sun : Taiyô wo nusunda otoko (1979) and next week’s film, Dersu Uzala : Reviews of The Man Who Stole the Sun : Letterboxd says: Probably one of the coolest films I’ve ever seen. You got our lead inspector—awesomely played by Bunta Sugarawa-—kicking a kidnapper’s arse and taking him down in one of the most badass fashions. Our lead villain is like a terrorist version of Walter White, where instead of selling drugs, he builds up a nuclear bomb and threatens to make it go kaboom! All while chewing and popping his gum, walking around with such confidence. And that whole third act where a dude hangs from a helicopter while shooting someone with his big gun. On top of that, the whole film is incredibly shot. I mean, something as mundane as the scene in the train station looked stunning. And the score is a lowkey bop.…

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