Underplayed Gems

Whiteout (2000)

Whiteout poster
Original title
ホワイトアウト
Directed by
Setsurō Wakamatsu
Genre
action film, thriller film, suspense film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 09m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dam operator in a remote mountain region must stop a group of terrorists who take over the facility. He wages a solo battle against them while a blizzard traps everyone inside.

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What happens

Whiteout (Japanese: ホワイトアウト, Hepburn: Howaitoauto) is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Setsurou Wakamatsu, with special effects by Makoto Kamiya. A Die Hard-style movie made in Japan, it is about a one-man fight against a terrorist attack at a dam in Japan, starring Yūji Oda (織田裕二) and Nanako Matsushima (松嶋菜々子). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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