The Last War (1961)

Original title

世界大戦争

Directed by

Shūe Matsubayashi

Genre

drama film, science fiction film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cold war conflict escalates into a global nuclear war. The film follows ordinary people and military leaders as they face the devastating consequences.

sombertensebleaksuspensefulheavyapocalypticslow-burnvisceral

What happens

The Last War (Japanese: 世界大戦争, Hepburn: Sekai Daisensō; lit. 'The Great World War') is a 1961 Japanese epic tokusatsu science fiction disaster film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it was Toho's second highest-grossing film in Japan that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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