BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5225@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20161122T000000Z DTEND:20161122T000000Z DESCRIPTION:By far the most expensive film ever made in Japan at the time\, the apocalyptic blockbuster&nbsp\;<em>Virus&nbsp\;</em>was Kadokawa's mos t widely distributed film outside of Japan.&nbsp\;<strong>Kinji Fukasaku</ strong>&nbsp\;(<em>Battle Royale</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Battles Without Honor an d Humanity</em>) directs this spectacular story of the struggle for surviv al of a team of international scientists in the Antarctic after a virus ha s wiped out the rest of humanity and set off a nuclear countdown. The apex of the Kadokawa blockbuster strategy\,&nbsp\;<em>Virus</em>&nbsp\;was rol led out with a massive advertising campaign. Both gripping and campy\, the film signaled the end of Haruki Kadokawa's quest for ever bigger films an d his re-orientation towards pop experimentalism and idol stars.&nbsp\;<st rong>New 4k restoration</strong>!&nbsp\;\n<em>1980\, 156 min.\, DCP\, colo r\, in English\, French\, German and Japanese with English subtitles. Dire cted by Kinji Fukasaku. With Masao Kusakari\, Isao Natsuyagi\, Sonny Chiba .&nbsp\;</em>\nPart of&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.japansociety.org/page/pro grams/film/pop-goes-cinema-kadokawa-film-series"><strong><em>Pop! Goes Cin ema: Kadokawa Film &amp\; 1980s Japan</em></strong></a>.<strong>&nbsp\;</s trong>\n<strong>http://www.japansociety.org/event/virus</strong> DTSTAMP:20240419T191632Z SUMMARY:Virus 復活の日 (Fukkatsu no Hi) URL:/en/events/2016/11/22/virus-fukkatsu-no-hi/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR