Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shinji Higuchi
Screenplay by	Satoshi Suzuki
Based on	Lorelei at the End of War by Harutoshi Fukui
Produced by	Minami Ichikawa
Starring	Kōji Yakusho Satoshi Tsumabuki
Cinematography	Akira Sato
Edited by	Hiroshi Okuda
Music by	Naoki Sato
Production company	Cine Bazar
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	5 March 2005 (2005-03-05)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese 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.