Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
| Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | |
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| Directed by | Shinji Higuchi |
| Screenplay by | Satoshi Suzuki |
| Based on | Lorelei at the End of War by Harutoshi Fukui |
| Produced by | Minami Ichikawa |
| Starring | Kōji Yakusho Satoshi Tsumabuki |
| Cinematography | Akira Sato |
| Edited by | Hiroshi Okuda |
| Music by | Naoki Sato |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese English |
| Budget | ¥1.2 billion |
| Box office | ¥2.4 billion |
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.