Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
- Original title
- ローレライ
- Directed by
- Shinji Higuchi
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- K-12
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy tries to stop a third atomic bomb from being dropped on Tokyo. This is a fictional story that imagines what might have happened.
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What happens
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean, known in Japan as simply Lorelei (ローレライ, Rōrerai), is a 2005 Japanese war drama film directed by Shinji Higuchi (in his feature directorial debut). In the film, the Imperial Japanese Navy save Tokyo from a third atomic bomb during World War II. The film was the highest-grossing film in Japan during the week of its release. The story of "Lorelei", based on a best-selling novel written by Harutoshi Fukui, is a departure from the last 50 years of Japanese cinema by weaving a tale using a "what if" fictional narrative with a tip of the hat to modern manga storylines and styles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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