Chōkōsō no Akebono

Chōkōsō no Akebono (Japanese: 超高層のあけぼの, lit.'Dawn of the Skyscraper') is a 1969 Japanese film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.[1][2] Kajima Construction, the builder of the Kasumigaseki building, was also the backer of the film. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times said that Kajima reportedly pushed 1.7 million advance tickets on its subcontractors and on ramen vendors who sold lunch to Kajima employees.[3]

Chōkōsō no akebono
Directed byHideo Sekigawa
Screenplay by
Story byRyūzō Kikushima
Produced byUjitoshi Iwasa
Starring
CinematographyHanjiro Nakazawa
Edited byYoshiki Nagasawa
Music byMasaru Satō
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • 14 May 1969 (1969-05-14) (Japan)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
The Kasumigaseki Building, the subject of the film

Cast

References

  1. "超高層のあけぼの (Chōkōsō no akebono)" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. Noriyuki, Kashima. "第13回 超高層のあけぼの (Dawn of the Skyscraper)" (in Japanese). Kajima Corporation. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. Schilling, Mark (14 November 2008). "'Happy Flight' – Airplane flick tells only half the story". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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