Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShinji Higuchi
Screenplay bySatoshi Suzuki
Based onLorelei at the End of War
by Harutoshi Fukui
Produced byMinami Ichikawa
StarringKōji Yakusho
Satoshi Tsumabuki
CinematographyAkira Sato
Edited byHiroshi Okuda
Music byNaoki Sato
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 5 March 2005 (2005-03-05)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguagesJapanese
English
Budget¥1.2 billion[1]
Box office¥2.4 billion[2]

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean, known in Japan as simply Lorelei (ローレライ, Rōrerai), is a 2005 Japanese war drama film directed by Shinji Higuchi (in his feature directorial debut).[3] In the film, the Imperial Japanese Navy save Tokyo from a third atomic bomb during World War II. The film was the highest-grossing film in Japan during the week of its release.[4]

The story of "Lorelei", based on a best-selling novel written by Harutoshi Fukui,[5] is a departure from the last 50 years of Japanese cinema by weaving a tale using a "what if" fictional narrative with a tip of the hat to modern manga storylines and styles.

  1. ^ "Lorelei". Weekly Economist (in Japanese). Vol. 83. Tokyo: Daily Newspaper. 2005. p. 109.
  2. ^ Kinema Junpo Best Ten 85th Complete History 1924-2011 (in Japanese). Kinema Junposha. May 17, 2012. p. 650. ISBN 9784873767550.
  3. ^ "ローレライ - 映画・映像|東宝WEB SITE". www.toho.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. ^ Groves, Don (2005-03-13). "'Hitch' finds perfect pitch in Germany". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  5. ^ "ローレライ - 映画・映像|東宝WEB SITE". www.toho.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-06-29.