A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
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Cast
Kôji Yakusho | ... |
Masami Shin'ichi
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Satoshi Tsumabuki | ... |
Yukito Origasa
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Toshirô Yanagiba | ... |
Kizaki Toshiro
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Yû Kashii | ... |
Paula Atsuko Ebner
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Shin'ichi Tsutsumi | ... |
Asakura Ryokitsu
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Ken Ishiguro | ... |
Narumi Takasu
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Colter Allison | ... |
Lt. Eric Minott
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David Austin | ... |
Lt. Dodet
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Makoto Araki |
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Nicholas Dombrovskis | ... |
German Scientist
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Christopher Ryan Doyle | ... |
Captain's Talker
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Thomas Ehle |
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Norman England | ... |
Sonar Operator #1
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Georg O.P. Eschert |
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Harlan Glenn | ... |
Sonar Operator
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Caroline Paris Gluck | ... |
Girl on Beach
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Jerry Goble | ... |
Helmsman
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Jeryl Gutierrez | ... |
Boy on Beach
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Mario Gutierrez | ... |
Cafe Staff
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Isao Hashizume | ... |
Sadamoto Nishimiya
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Masatô Ibu | ... |
Eitaro Narazaki
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Emma Jasmine | ... |
Young Paula Atsuko Ebner
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Takaya Kamikawa | ... |
Man
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Ryûki Kitaoka |
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Kreva | ... |
Shunpei Komatsu
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Jun Kunimura | ... |
Matoi Tokioka
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Matt Lagan | ... |
Submarine captain
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John Anthony Lipartito Jr. |
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Dave Monahan | ... |
Radio Operator
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J.J. Mortimer | ... |
Navy crewman
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Takehiko Ono | ... |
Shichigoro Iwamura
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Shûgo Oshinari |
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Luca Pfeiffenberger | ... |
Boy on Beach
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Tyrone Power Jr. | ... |
US Battleship Captain
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Clifford Rippel |
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Albert Rozells | ... |
Boy on Beach
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Darlene Rozells | ... |
Cafe Staff
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Jackson Rozells | ... |
Boy on Beach
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Madison Rozells | ... |
Girl on Beach
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Zachary Rynew | ... |
Officer of the Deck
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Loyda Sanchez | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Ryûta Satô | ... |
Kikuo Kiyonaga
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Lou Segal | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Margaret Segal | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Seth Shapiro | ... |
Sonar Operator
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Fred Spiker | ... |
Warrant Officer Nick Nelson
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Pierre Taki | ... |
Tokutaro Taguchi
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Tomie Tanaka | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Ben Thompson | ... |
Radar Operator
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Yoshiyuki Tomino | ... |
Ouwada
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Shingo Tsurumi | ... |
Sankichi Oominato
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Gordon Wells | ... |
Eric Minot
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Directed by
Shinji Higuchi | ||
Cellin Gluck | ... | (US director) |
Written by
Harutoshi Fukui | ... | (novel "Shusen no Lorelei") |
Satoshi Suzuki | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Morio Amagi | ... | producer |
Karin Beck | ... | line producer |
Sôichirô Chigusa | ... | co-executive producer |
Minami Ichikawa | ... | producer |
Chihiro Kameyama | ... | executive producer |
Kazuyoshi Seki | ... | co-executive producer |
Yoshishige Shimatani | ... | co-executive producer |
Hirotsugu Usui | ... | producer |
Ken'ichi Yamada | ... | coordinating producer |
Toshimichi Ôtsuki | ... | co-executive producer (as Toshimichi Ohtsuki) |
Music by
Naoki Satô |
Cinematography by
Akira Sako |
Editorial Department
Yoshifumi Hosoya | ... | post-production supervisor: US |
Yuko Yoshikawa | ... | post-production supervisor: US |
Production Design by
Jacqueline Masson |
Makeup Department
Isao Tsuge | ... | creative director |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kimiyoshi Adachi | ... | first assistant director |
Tyler Boylan | ... | second assistant director: USA |
Francois Caillaud | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Sonny Lowe | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Sound Department
Jacob Balser | ... | engineering services |
Christopher Barron | ... | digital transfer |
Tim Burby | ... | digital editorial services |
John Countryman | ... | digital transfer |
Edwin Dunkley | ... | video services (as Ed Dunkley) |
Frank E. Eulner | ... | supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner) |
Andre Fenley | ... | assistant supervising sound editor (as André Fenley) |
Doug Ford | ... | engineering services |
Jonathan Greber | ... | digital transfer |
J.R. Grubbs | ... | sound effects editor |
Howie Hammermann | ... | engineering services (as Howard Hammerman) |
Ellen Heuer | ... | foley artist |
David Hunter | ... | digital editorial services |
Mike Lane | ... | client services |
Brian Magerkurth | ... | recordist (as Brian D. Magerkurth) |
Steve Morris | ... | engineering services |
Tom Myers | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
Jun Nakamura | ... | sound editor |
Al Nelson | ... | sound effects editor |
Gordon Ng | ... | client services |
Tim Nielsen | ... | sound effects editor (as Tim Nielson) |
Jon Null | ... | foley editor |
George Peterson Jr. | ... | foley recordist |
Eva Porter | ... | client services |
Brandon Proctor | ... | mix technician |
Frank Rinella | ... | foley mixer |
John Roesch | ... | foley artist |
Ronald G. Roumas | ... | recordist |
Renee Russo | ... | client services |
Jurgen Scharpf | ... | mix technician |
Tony Sereno | ... | re-recording mixer |
Kenji Shibasaki | ... | sound effects cooperator |
Steve Slanec | ... | dialogue editor |
Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist |
John Torrijos | ... | video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos) |
Jana Vance | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
Tôru Suzuki | ... | special effects assistant |
Visual Effects by
Kenichi Abe | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ / cg producer: Wakeup |
Nobutaka Dôki | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Sachiko Eba | ... | digital matte painter: Phoenix |
Aki Fueda | ... | digital matte painter: Phoenix |
Hitoshi Fukuda | ... | cg designer: Wakeup |
Sho Funabashi | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Jun Harashima | ... | digital matte painter: Phoenix |
Noriko Hasegawa | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Hiroshi Hiraga | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Andrew Honacker | ... | visual effects supervisor: U.S. Unit |
Tomonori Horio | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Satoshi Ichihara | ... | cg director: Wakeup |
Yukihiro Ishida | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Norio Ishii | ... | vfx producer: Omnibus Japan |
Yukiko Ito | ... | cg artist: Omnibus Japan |
Hiroshi Iwamoto | ... | cg artist/compositor: Tokusatsu Research Institute |
Masato Izumi | ... | programming & software development: Wakeup |
Shingo Izumi | ... | cg lead designer: Wakeup |
Fumihiko Kagawa | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Tomoyuki Kajita | ... | inferno editor: Qtec |
Takashi Kawabata | ... | cg artist/compositor: Nippon Effect Center |
Yasuko Kawai | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Takashi Kawasaki | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Yoshitaka Kitanoya | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Yu Kobe | ... | cg artist: Garden |
Jun Kurihara | ... | inferno editor: SkyCity |
Hideyuki Kuwata | ... | cgi producer: Omnibus Japan |
Twen Samuel Kwok | ... | cg artist: Omnibus Japan |
Tetsuo Maeda | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Daiji Masumoto | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Yasunori Matsuo | ... | technical support: Omnibus Japan |
Yuko Mimura | ... | cg artist: Omnibus Japan |
Isao Morohoshi | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Kenji Nagakuro | ... | cg artist: Omnibus Japan |
Masataka Nakajima | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Kentarô Naoi | ... | technical support: Motor/LieZ (as Kentaro Naoi) |
Yu Nishida | ... | digital compositor: Omnibus Japan |
Manabu Niwa | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Hideaki Ogishima | ... | digital compositor: Omnibus Japan |
Ken Otani | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Katsuhiko Sakurai | ... | cg artist: Design Kombinat |
Atsuki Satô | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Atsuki Sato) |
Nobuyasu Segawa | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Yasuhiro Shibuya | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Akira Suzuki | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Takashi Tanaka | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Hideyuki Tanida | ... | inferno editor: SkipCity |
Kazuhiro Terui | ... | inferno editor: Qtec |
Mutsuo Tomizawa | ... | manager: Motor/LieZ |
Seitaro Tsuchiya | ... | cg designer: Wakeup |
Minami Tsujino | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Shunichiro Tsumori | ... | technical director: Omnibus Japan |
Ayako Watanabe | ... | cg artist/compositor: Malin Post |
Kensuke Yamamoto | ... | cg artist/compositor: Motor/LieZ |
Tomoya Yamamoto | ... | inferno editor: Qtec |
Minoru Yoshida | ... | cg artist: Omnibus Japan |
Tetsuo Ôya | ... | visual effects producer (as Tetsuo Ohya) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Philion | ... | libra operator: USA |
Shane Sato | ... | still photographer |
Garry Waller | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ian Brown | ... | military costumer |
Additional Crew
Ian Brown | ... | Military Advisor |
Edwin Dunkley | ... | video services (as Ed Dunkley) |
Harlan Glenn | ... | military historical advisor / technical advisor |
Brian Kobo | ... | production coordinator: USA (as Masato Kobo) |
Kristina Konrad | ... | language instructor |
Mike Lane | ... | client services |
Gordon Ng | ... | client services |
Eva Porter | ... | client services |
John Torrijos | ... | video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos) |
Production Companies
- Cine Bazar
- Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
- Kansai Telecasting (KTV)
- King Records
- Protean Image Group
- Toho
Distributors
- Toho (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Cultmovies (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Pony Canyon (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Apex II (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Kyoei Arts (set decoration)
- Sanwa Cine Equipment Rental Co. (camera equipment supplied by)
- Skywalker Sound (Post Production Sound Services by)
- THX Ltd. (digital mastering: DVD)
- Toho Costume (wardrobe cooperation)
- Toho Eizo Bijutsu (set construction)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film processing)
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Box Office
Opening Weekend Japan | $661,912, 11 Mar 2005 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The design of the I-507 submarine is based upon a real one : the french submarine 'Surcouf', launched in 1929, was the biggest submarine ever launched at the time. See more » |
Soundtracks | Wiegenlied (Cradle Song) See more » |