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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | |
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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 |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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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.