Virus (1980 film)

Virus
Original title 復活の日
Directed byKinji Fukasaku
Screenplay by
  • Koji Takada
  • Gregory Knapp
  • Kinji Fukasaku[1]
Based onFukkatsu no hi
by Sakyo Komatsu
Produced byHaruki Kadokawa[1]
Starring
CinematographyDaisaku Kimura[1]
Edited byAkira Suzuki[1]
Music byKentarō Haneda[1]
Production
company
Haruki Kadokawa Office[2]
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 28 June 1980 (1980-06-28) (Japan)
Running time
156 minutes[2]
CountryJapan[2]
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
  • French
  • German[2]
BudgetUS$13 million[3]

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.[4][5] Based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1964 novel of the same name,[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 322.
  2. ^ a b c d Galbraith IV 2008, p. 323.
  3. ^ Lewis, David (September 1981). "Virus". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ Bolam & Bolam 2011, p. 113.
  5. ^ "Virus". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved 2 March 2016.