Movielogr
Hot Wind (1943)
Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto
Overview
Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast furnaces that prevent increased production. The film was shot on location at the actual Yawata Steel Works for an extended period of time, and special effects were created using a miniature blast furnace that closely reproduces the actual one.
Length 108 minutes
Actors
Susumu Fujita | Setsuko Hara | Isao Numasaki | Yataro Kurokawa | Ichirô Sugai | Ranko Hanai | Sôji Kiyokawa | Kenzo Asada | Kyōzo Fuyuki