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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean is a film of genre Drama with Kōji Yakusho
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
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Add to a movie listLength 2h8
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films
Rating52%
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (ローレライ, Rōrerai) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Shinji Higuchi. A fictional story of the Japanese military saving Tokyo from the third atomic bomb during the waning days of the Second World War, it was the highest-grossing film in Japan during the week of its release.
The story of "Lorelei", based on a best-selling novel written by Harutoshi Fukui, 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.
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In the last months of the Second World War, the Empire of Japan receives a final gift from the collapsing Nazi Germany: the I-507, a highly advanced submarine equipped with experimental technology.Actors
Kōji Yakusho
(Masami Shin'ichi)
Satoshi Tsumabuki
(Yukito Origasa)
Toshirō Yanagiba
( Kizaki Toshiro)
Yuu Kashii
( Paula Atsuko Ebner)
Shinichi Tsutsumi
(Asakura Ryokitsu)
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