---
title: "Solar Eclipse"
year: 1975
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/solar-eclipse-1975"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 384365
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 154
community_rating: 6.9
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Solar Eclipse (1975) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/solar-eclipse-1975

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Solar Eclipse is a film first released in 1975. Catalogued under Drama. Produced and broadcast by Daiei Film. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project."

### Why Watch
- features themes of collusion, lust, and greed
- explores corruption connected to a dam construction project

### Caveats & Content Note
- contains themes of murder
- Tone & Suitability: The film deals with dark themes including murder and corruption.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: drama

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Satsuo Yamamoto
- **Networks / Studios**: Daiei Film

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Tatsuya Nakadai** as *Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary*
- **Jūkichi Uno** as *Sankichi Ishihara*
- **Rentaro Mikuni** as *Conservative MP*
- **Kō Nishimura**
- **Gaku Yamamoto**
- **Shigeru Kōyama**
- **Tomo'o Nagai**
- **Jun Negami**
- **Toru Minegishi**
- **Etsushi Takahashi**

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Solar Eclipse released?
It was released on 09/06/1975 in Japan.

### Q: What genre is Solar Eclipse?
It is classified as a drama.

### Q: What is the runtime of the film?
The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 34 minutes.

### Q: What is the premise of the movie?
Bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, leading to collusion, lust, greed, and murder.

### Q: Is Solar Eclipse a documentary?
Sources indicate multiple films share similar titles, including a 1975 drama and a documentary.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Solar Eclipse — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/384365)
- [Solar Eclipse (1975) | DIV.cz](https://div.cz/film/solar-eclipse)
- [Pod sluncem tma – Wikipedie](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pod_sluncem_tma)
- [Solar eclipse - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse)
- [Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness (2018) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/454275-solar-eclipse-depth-of-darkness/prehled/)
- [Eclipse Solar (2016) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/3590000-eclipse-solar)

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