Dash to the Sun
1966, Japanese. Directed by Ryuichi Takamori.
A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 8 September 1966
- Original title
- 太陽に突っ走れ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yuichi Ikeda
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Dash to the Sun runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Dash to the Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 September 1966. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dash to the Sun?
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Who directed Dash to the Sun?
Dash to the Sun (1966) was directed by Ryuichi Takamori and stars Sonny Chiba, Yukiyo Toake, Hiroyuki Nagato.