Virus(Movie, 1980)

Name: Virus
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1980
Duration: T02:36:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "復活の日" (Japanese/JA)

2h 36min | Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Drama

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 24 votes)

Virus, known in Japan as Fukkatsu no Hi (復活の日, lit. "Day of Resurrection"), is a 1980 Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1964 novel of the same name, the film stars an international ensemble cast featuring Masao Kusakari, Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Chuck Connors, Olivia Hussey, Edward James Olmos, Glenn Ford, and Henry Silva. At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive Japanese film ever made. ()

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About Virus

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.

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Trailer for Virus + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Day of Resurrection (1980) - Japanese Trailer(Trailer, 3:30)

Day of Resurrection (1980) - Japanese Trailer (Trailer) | Virus Official Trailer (Trailer) | Clip 1 (Clip) | Japanese Theatrical Trailer (Trailer, JA) | Overkill-Durch die Hölle zur Ewigkeit (Clip, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Shot in: Nova Scotia

Plays in: United States of America

Based on: "Virus" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), Kadokawa Pictures

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Russian (RU)

Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/26/1980

Cast: Sonny Chiba, Glenn Ford, Chuck Connors, Robert Vaughn, Henry Silva, George Kennedy, Olivia Hussey, Bo Svenson, Edward James Olmos, Cec Linder, Stuart Gillard, Kensaku Morita, Isao Natsuyagi

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Producer: Haruki Kadokawa

Screenwriter: David Koepp, Robert Towne, Kinji Fukasaku, Sakyo Komatsu

Film Editor: Akira Suzuki

Director of Photography: Daisaku Kimura

Composer: Teo Macero

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Apocalypse - Das Ende der Welt"

"Apokalypse - Das Ende der Welt"

"Tödlicher Virus"

"Fukkatsu no hi"

"Day of Resurrection"

"The End"

"Virus The Day of Resurrection"

Keywords: disaster movie

Budget: 16,000,000 USD

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Virus(Movie, 1980)

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