Japan in 1910, industrialization is unstoppable and devastating entire areas in the name of progress. In X, a farming village in Ibaraki Prefecture, the environment is so polluted that the plants in the fields die and the air, which is laden with toxic smoke, can no longer be breathed. But Saburo, the grandson of the village elder, can no longer put up with this and forms the resistance of the villagers. In Junpei, the idealistic employee of Hitachi, he finds an unexpected ally, and together they fight for a way to save the village. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: ある町の高い煙突
- Also Known As: Aru machi no takai entotsu , High Chimney in a Town
- Screenwriter: Watanabe Yoshinori
- Genres: Historical, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Ide Asato in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Ide Asato in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)")
Ide AsatoSekine SaburoMain Role -
![Watanabe Dai in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Watanabe Dai in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)")
Watanabe DaiKaya JunpeiMain Role -
![Kojima Riria in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Kojima Riria in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)")
Kojima RiriaKaya ChihoMain Role -
![Kikkawa Koji in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Kikkawa Koji in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)")
Kikkawa KojiKihara YoshinosukeSupport Role -
![Nakadai Tatsuya in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Nakadai Tatsuya in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)")
Nakadai TatsuyaSekine Hyoma [Saburo's grandfather-in-law]Support Role -
![Owada Shinya in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Owada Shinya in A Town and a Tall Chimney Japanese Movie (2019)")
Owada ShinyaProfessor ShimuraSupport Role
Reviews
A movie that doesn't take any chances.
Set in 1910 during the industrialization in Japan, this movie depicts the conflict between a mining company and a farming village in Ibaraki Prefecture. Based on true events, the movie deals with environmental issues, capitalism and idealism.This felt like watching a documentary. The story overall was interesting, but the execution wasn't that good. It wasn't a bad movie, but it felt pretty generic and slow at times. I would have enjoyed it more if it wasn't as long and if they had fleshed out the characters more.
Considering this was released in 2019 because of the music and the cinematography it felt like the movie was way older. I do think that it was fitting the story. We got some pretty landscape shots and I liked the setting. The two lead actors did a good job and I liked how the movie showed the struggles of both sides.
If interested in the topic it's good enough for a one time watch but nothing too memorable.
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