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Tokyo Blackout (1987)
Directed by Toshio Masuda
Twitter Facebook Google+Science Fiction | Disaster | Drama
Overview
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.
Length 120 minutes
Actors
Yûko Natori | Shinji Yamashita | Yôko Ishino | Isao Natsuyagi | Hideji Ôtaki | Tsunehiko Watase | Ittoku Kishibe | Renji Ishibashi | Tetsurō Tamba | Fumio Watanabe | Raita Ryu | Haruko Kato | Norihei Miki | Eimei Esumi | Midori Ebina
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/30/2024 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Was excited that DKUTV scheduled two channel premieres that I hadn’t seen starting with this one. Sadly this isn’t as good as many other disaster films that have come before it, including those by the same director.
Unfortunate too bc they assembled quite a great ensemble cast most of which I had to add to TMDb. The premise is fine but the murky execution not fine. Plus the muddy transfer didn’t help. Again, makes me annoyed when Josef bills his channel as HD. Ofc you can’t criticize it without him getting offended.
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