Japan / Jan 16, 1987
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Based on a science-fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu. Tokyo is suddenly covered by a dome shaped electromagnetic cloud for an unknown reason and is totally blocked and isolated from other parts of the world. The temperature inside the cloud is slowly increasing. The Soviet Pacific fleet is getting closer. The U.S. is forcing Japan to form a new government. Scientists and research workers outside Tokyo have to race against time to find out how to get through the cloud in order to rescue the 12,000,000+ lives in Tokyo and the fate of the country.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Renji Ishibashi | Miyoshi |
| Tetsuro Tamba | Nakata |
| Fumio Watanabe | Kumoru |
| Raita Ryu | Horie |
| Haruko Katō | Umeko Koide |
| Norihei Miki | Matsukichi Kimura |
| Eimei Esumi | Takeda |
| Midori Ebina | Keiko Yasuhara |
Genres
Science Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 首都消失 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 16 gennaio 1987 |
| Production | Yasuyoshi Tokuma |
| Writer | Hiroyasu Yamaura, Toshio Masuda, Sakyo Komatsu |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi |
| Cinematography | Masahiko Iimura, Daizaburo Harada |
| Assistant directors | Takashi Ueno, Toshio Masuda |
| Lighting | Yasunojo Kawasaki |
| Camera operators | Masahiko Iimura, Daizaburo Harada |
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| Additional photography | Masahiko Iimura, Daizaburo Harada |
| Production design | Shigekazu Ikuno |
| Art direction | Shigekazu Ikuno |
| Set decoration | Shigekazu Ikuno |
| Special effects | Teruyoshi Nakano, Kazuo Sagawa |
| Visual effects | Teruyoshi Nakano, Kazuo Sagawa, Kenichi Eguchi |
| Music | Maurice Jarre, Tetsuo Segawa, Yukio Hokari |
| Sound | Tetsuo Segawa, Yukio Hokari, Maurice Jarre |
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