"Dawn of a New Day" is a film based on the story of a man, Shizuo Kagaya, that helped to create the VHS. Kagaya is an engineer for the company of JVC. Kagaya would like to see a video recorder good enough to use in the home, but is sent to the video department of his company to be a supervisor over about 250 people instead. There, he would oversee the design and manufacturing of video recorders that would not be used in the home. At this point, Kagaya sees his chance to work on his idea. He pushes all of his workers day in and day out to create a compact and lightweight "VHS" or Video Home System. Sony's Betamax is similar to the VHS and is becoming very popular around the country, so Kagaya pushes his workers even harder to make the VHS better. After months of hard work, the VHS is ready. It's smaller and it records longer programs than the Betamax, so the only thing left to do is promote it; Kagaya wants the VHS to be the standard all over the world. Since many companies have already given their loyalty to Sony's Betamax, Kagaya has one last chance with Matsushita. Matsushita loved the VHS, but couldn't give Kagaya an answer right away. As the days go by, Kagaya and his workers wait patiently, hoping for a chance; and they finally get it.
The VHS became standard all over Japan and eventually the world. Through his success, Kagaya helped his family, his company and all of his workers.
I liked this movie. Even though the plot would sound boring, it wasn't bad at all. The movie teaches the viewer that patience and perseverance pay off in the end.
Kathryn Moore
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