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Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Directed by Toshio Masuda
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Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind’s tampering of the earth - radioactive smog clouds, hideously mutated animals, destruction of the ozone layer - rage out of control, the world leaders hurtle blindly toward the final confrontation. The film sparked controversy in Japan and was subsequently pulled out of circulation, with no official video release of the uncut film.
Rated NR | Length 114 minutes
Actors
Tetsurō Tamba | Toshio Kurosawa | Kaoru Yumi | Yôko Tsukasa | Sô Yamamura | Katsuhiko Sasaki | Hiroshi Koizumi | Akihiko Hirata | Takashi Shimura | Shinji Nakae | Mizuho Suzuki | Taketoshi Naitô | Kyôko Kishida | Osman Yusuf | Chico Lourant | Masahiko Tanimura | Kazuko Inano | Gorō Naya | Toshio Masuda | Willie Dorsey
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/27/2023 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
One of the few films I’ve missed on DKUTV over the years. The timing and schedule never worked out. This is probably the same shitty transfer floating around on YT and other places. Looks terrible. Switched to my MacBook and it still didn’t look any better. Sad we may never get a quality release (as is the case with many JP films).
This is right up there with Sinking Japan and Last War. Some good moments and some dry moments. Tho it is more interesting viewing this after Oppenheimer. Would pair well with Godzilla vs The Smog Monster.
They even dusted off Takashi Shimura for a cameo. Overall this might play better if the PQ was decent.
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