Virus: Day of Resurrection
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- dughlasuFebruary 9, 2025An all ensemble cast for this one. It's actually pretty good, The idea of such a virus has clearly been around for some time, this film is based on a Japanese novel. It's worth the watch, some pedigree actors in this film. It is a bit stuffy and cliched in some ways. The men are all very shirt and tie and suits. Bear in mind it was made in 1980 based on a novel written before then. The amount of national military uniforms clustered in one point in Antarctica is quite impressive as well as being highly unlikely. It would actually be a good film for a remake but it would be a shame if they screwed it up with casting bad actors. The ending is a bit cheesy as well as unlikely but overall the premise of the film isn't bad at all.
- Peter BickfordMarch 13, 2026Far from a classic, but worth a watch. What makes it interesting to American eyes is the bleak, yet practical way with which the end of the world is approached. No great shakes from either a plot or dramatic standard, it's nevertheless bracing in a way that seems alien to Western viewers. When the story is revealed as Japanese, it begins to take on a sort of "Oh that makes sense" characteristic--reminding you that cultures are different--and that it's both educational and sometimes a bit shocking to explore the many ways in which the world's cultures take on the Big Topics.
Virus: Day of Resurrection Trivia
Virus: Day of Resurrection was released on June 28, 1980.
Virus: Day of Resurrection was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Virus: Day of Resurrection has a runtime of 1h 47m.
Virus: Day of Resurrection was produced by Yutaka Okada, Haruki Kadokawa, Takashi Ōhashi.
A US military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills almost the entire human population. The only survivors are scientists and military personnel in Antarctica, who desperately try to find a cure and save what is left of the human population from further destruction.
The key characters in Virus: Day of Resurrection are President Richardson (Glenn Ford), Senator Barkley (Robert Vaughn), Doctor Shûzô Yoshizumi (Masao Kusakari).
Virus: Day of Resurrection is rated PG.
Virus: Day of Resurrection is a Horror, Science Fiction, Drama film.
Virus: Day of Resurrection has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.
Virus: Day of Resurrection had a budget of $16M.