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Virus

1980 · 156 min

A grim, sprawling disaster epic that weighs the end of humanity with cold, procedural tension and a lingering sense of doom.

Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Tagline
Autumn 1982: Mankind has been wiped out except 863 persons on Antarctica. Who will inherit the earth?
Overview
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.
How it feels
Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, death, isolation, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • isolation
  • fate
  • science
Places
  • sea
  • military
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction, drama
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Written by
Gregory Knapp, Kinji Fukasaku, Kōji Takada
Starring
Glenn Ford, Robert Vaughn, Masao Kusakari, Yumi Takigawa, Henry Silva, Bo Svenson, Stephanie Faulkner, Stuart Gillard
Music
Kentaro Haneda
Cinematography
Daisaku Kimura
Runtime
156 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Russian, German, English, French, Japanese, Spanish

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