Fukkatsu no hi (1980)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Kinji Fukasaku

Writers:

Kôji Takada (screenplay) &
Kinji Fukasaku (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 June 1980 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The entire world is a graveyard

Plot:

A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The only survivors are scientists in Antarctica...

Plot Keywords:

Antarctica | Virus | Disaster Film | Nuclear War | French

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Masao Kusakari	...	Shûzô Yoshizumi
Tsunehiko Watase	...	Yasuo Tatsuno
Isao Natsuyagi	...	Nakanishi Taichô (as Isao Natsuki)
Sonny Chiba	...	Yamauchi Hakase (as Shin'ici Chiba)
Kensaku Morita	...	Ryûji Sanazawa
Toshiyuki Nagashima	...	Akimasa Matsuo
Haruki Kadokawa	...	Taiin
Chû Takatsuki	...	Taiin
Takeshige Hatanaka	...	Taiin
Riki Gonoue	...	Taiin
Eiji Yuki	...	Taiin
George Kennedy	...	Konwei Teitoku
Bo Svenson	...	Kâtâ Shôsa
Stephanie Faulkner	...	Sara Bêkâ (as Sutefanî Fôkunâ)
Julie Khaner	...	Josei Taiin (as Jurî Kânâ)

Also Known As:

Day of Resurrection (USA)
The End (USA) (video title)
Virus (Japan: English title)

Runtime:

156 min | USA:108 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English | French | German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | Norway:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | West Germany:12 | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2004)

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Company:

Haruki Kadokawa Films

Trivia:

This film gained some international publicity when a Swedish ship, the MS Lindblad Explorer, transporting a production unit to Antartica for location shooting, struck a submerged reef and almost sunk. Passengers were rescued by Chilean navy ships.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Purprtedly a version of this film begins with the submarine Nereid visiting Japan, allowing Yoshizumi a last look at his homeland. The trip does not fit in with the sequence this scene fits into, in which the sub is on a desperate race against time from Antarctica to Washington, DC to deactivate a doomsday device. It is improbable that the sub would detour to the other side of the world for nostalgic reasons. However, the extended (Japanese) version begins with a flash-forward to Dr. Yoshizumi walking down to Patagonia and his last trip in the Nereid takes the direct route from Palmer Station to Washington, DC.

Quotes:

Ensign Smirnov - Submarine T232: I have a responsibility to my men!
Captain McCloud - HMS Nereid: You have a higher responsibility

Movie Connections:

References Earthquake (1974)

Soundtrack:

You Are Love (Toujours Gai Mon Cher)

Total disaster itself

I remember more than 500 TV spots a day,full of adv. all over Japan in 1980,the 1st release of this movie .The Japanese publishing Tycoon Haruki Kadokawa produced several movies and did big success at that time.This is his 1st attempt to international market with some familiar American faces.I've heard several good comments on director Kinji Fukasaku in these days,but we know this is also what he made even if the production was under the influences of tycoon Kadokawa(He also plays one Japanese in Arctic basement). Most of Japanese movie buffs and critics ignored this 150m-length rip off at that time including myself. I saw this 150m.version on satellite Hi-Vision-TV recently, and found out my instinct was right.Top-quality print and Dolby sound don't save this total disaster.Directing is poor, dialogs are ridiculous(even on original Japanese tongue). These good actors(including US cast) act like hell.Chuck Connors plays British? ha-ha. Please don't look for Sonny Chiba & Ken Ogata on 150m-print. Their roles as just little as on 108m-US print.Such big guys like George Kennedy and Bo Svenson and Chuck Connors are chosen only for they are taller and bigger than Masao Kusakari(He's quite tall guy as Japanese).Because they have to treat Kusakari as small and powerless kid as on novel and script. Olivia Hussey was married to Japanese singer Akira Fuse the same year and was very popular in Japan. The worst part is Glenn Ford & Robert Vaughn in White House. You'll burst into laughing with their stupid dialogs and acting. And final scene is also one of big problems. No human being cannot do such inter-continent walkabout, I can tell. Now I remember many of my pal laughed and despised this at that time.I'm really ashamed as one of Japanese for International releasing of this. Only Janis Ian left good original title song. Now you can buy Japanese full-length DVD.But remember, I have warned you....