I had read about this film but didn't actually watch it until recently. This is one of the best apocalyptic films of all time in my opinion. It has atomsphere, drama, horror and a freaking love story. It deals with some heavy themes and reflective thoughts... I felt for ladies when they realized what um... they were being asked to do... I'd freak myself. A well-rounded cast too... just a good film that never really settles where you think it will. This film deserves a modern reboot as a film or a streaming series.
I agree with all of the praise that you showered on this film but, I still have a remark to make. Since we both appear to have enjoyed this film to a high degree, I would ask why do want a remake? I wouldn't think twice if we're talking about just cleaning it up and upping the res to 4K but why mess with something that works? With the film digitised it is prey to whatever an editor might want to do. Again, I enjoyed this movie as it is and I would hope that it stays this way.
The original Japanese version of 'Resurrection Day' is a very good post-apocalyptic classic. For a long time I had regretted that the international edition was a shortened and crudely edited version titled 'Virus.' And now, I'm happy that this original version can be seen by people all over the world. From Japan 🇯🇵
Best and worst movie I’ve seen in a long time. Best because of the storyline and acting but worst because something like this could happen in reality.😭
i love this movie. It was beautifully shot and for its time, 1980 , it captures the absolute misery and suffering of catastrophic events, and the threat of q pandemic. The Japanese lived through hiroshima and nagasaki so its safe to assume some still alive today have seen what catastrophe is.
I am Japanese. This movie is one of the best Japanese movies. The scale of the film has made it famous. Many of the actors in the film are well-known in Japan. I remember that I was nostalgic about this movie. I was especially surprised to see Mr. Chick Corea in the movie. Ms. Olivia Hussey was introduced to me through this movie. This movie was the impetus for Miss Olivia Hussey's temporary marriage to Japanese singer Akira Fuse. Mr. Bose Benson is a black belt in Judo. Japanese actor Masao Kusakari said that he was thrown off by Mr. Bose Benson. I don't know whether to laugh or be saddened by the opposite scene. I remember I was not sure whether I should laugh or be sad. The music was also excellent, with Grammy Award-winning singer Miss Janis Ian The music was composed by Mr. Theo Macero.
Two fun facts about this movie: 1. At the time of its release, this was the *most expensive* movie made in Japan. 2. This movie is based on a book of a same name, with significantly more detail on the MM88 pandemic and die-off of vertebrate life. (The pandemic proportion of the movie lasts about fifty minutes, however, three quarters of the book is devoted to the pandemic.)
This is the most expensive Japanese film and is shows. The scope of the story is incredible and the cast superb. Henry Silva really chews the scenery. The documentary style makes it feel like we're on location. There is nothing dated here and many comments mention the little boy on the home radio. On first viewing, I felt overwhelmed by Virus. This second viewing brings everything into focus. Along with Miracle Mile, Virus is one of the best end of the world flicks. Watch the uncut, subtitled version.
I love this - watched the dvd many times in the past and I'm amazed by the crisp visuals and sounds on this remaster. Seems to have a lot of deleted scenes included too. Can't wait to sit down and watch properly. Such an underrated film.
Even though this is an older film it is very good. The story line is very credible. They deal with some very tough life situations, especially about the breeding. This is a piece of Cinema Gold.
This is my third time watching this, and it is still one of the best outbreak type movies. It is a movie that is ahead of its time which stood out more in the pop culture of the early 80's. And there are times you look at the virus we have now which it mutates every so often and compare it like the one in the movie. Only in the movie it's air born and Covid is by close contact. But still am just amazed how much scientific knowledge they also put it the film. And one of the things I did like is how they got down were most viruses can't survive in the cold artic. But there thoughs that can go dormant in sub-freezing temperatures.
I’ve probably watched it a hundred times or more. I’m 50 and have heart problems because of covid… I don’t know how long I’ve got left but I’m very worried..I just worry about my family that I leave,, 50 isn’t old I feel 25 and act like I am but I’m bloody scared. Nobody’s listening when you mention gain of function experiments! But it’s probably that which has caused my heart issues! Dam them !!!!!!
Just discovered this again after more than 30 years since I saw it for the first time. It was on VHS, probably the US cut, titled as MM-88 in my local video rental store, in the late 80s-early 90s. I was really young then and couldn't really appreciate it, but the MM-88 title had stuck in my mind. Seeing it after all these years, I cannot understand why this film remains so unknown. It's one of those secret gems that strangely failed to even become cult classics in the vhs era. Let's hope more people discover it.
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This movie actually withstood time, cautionary tale of the dangers of selfishness, greed and bio warfare. It even resembles our current time, which gave me chills.
resembles our current time... maybe slightly. Except the movies virus had a DEATH rate of 99.997% all age groups and Covid has a 99.997% SURVIVAL rate if your under 70. Both viruses where man made I'll give you that.
@@catman4823 Dude, COVID-19 doesn't have the recovery rate of 99.9%. Look at India, there are people dying and creamating bodies. If you actually listened to the introduction way before the mm-88 virus outbreak, a man explains the mm-88 virus as some sort of mimic to other viruses which then intensifies them into some sort of super virus. We shouldn't jump into conclusions and say that this virus is man made. If we were to say that, then wouldn't all pathogens be manmade?
@@mbr41 it's all bs I worked in NY hospital and quit because of mandates. I don't think there is a difference between this and now. My theory is that the vax needs to be given annually because we can no longer produce our own antibodies. In the movie they were scared if they didn't have their vax
How have I only just heard of this movie! It's so well made, no on can say it's dated. In fact, ahead of it's time in certain respects (the drone, for example). And so many famous actors in it, too. And unlike so many films on Netflix, the ending was neither nonsensical or doom-ridden. What a great film
Growing up, I nearly burn a hole in my VCR to play the tape so many times... This movie and the novel are a part of who I am and grown up to be. I even post some of the rare existing soundtrack. It was highest budget Japanese film ever made at the time, and first Movie ever shot on location in Antarctica. Sadly was not too profitable and failed in the box office, which I think is criminal. Truly timeless and the hopeful message in the end is really beautiful. The film differs in certain ways from the novel, and I recommend if you could find copy in English, then pick it up! I understand is one of Komatsu's few novels translated to English.
@@エスキモーエスパイMe too!! I wore out my first VHS, I had to buy another. I love this movie so much! One thing most translations get wrong: The opening song, _"Toujours Gai, Mon Cher"_ was titled "You Are Love" in English (which is completely wrong). It's a French idiomatic phrase. It's meaning is -- to keep hope, no matter how desperate the situation is. Literally it translates to "Always Joyful, My Love", but it has a much deeper meaning. Like here in the US, during World War II when Japanese-Americans were locked up in concentration camps, there was a saying which meant: "Never give up hope". But it was, "仕方がありません"
@@zxyatiywariii8 そう！I didn't realize was a mistranslation, but since she says You are Love in the song, I figured was just an alternate title. I hadn't figured it was an error for Always Cheerful my Dear.
Brilliant shocking drama. The most scary thing is how long before the horrors in this film become REALITY! I feel sure there is much worse than COVID sitting in a sealed test-tube somewhere just waiting for some careless accident. A good sequel to this film would be ON THE BEACH, 2000, if you can find it anywhere.
The next plandemic , like the first four years ago , was no accident . That was a test run , to see how many would fall for the fear mongering and comply with the stupid rules . 😮 We are living in a world ruled by psychotic megalomaniacs , who care nothing for those they are wanting to control 😡. ✝️🆓🇬🇧
Covid was just a PsyOp. A glorified case of the sniffles. Something like this would be truly apocalyptic, a zoonotic virus that effects all vertebrate life, thats promethean in its transfer ability, going from airborne to bloodborne to water born etc however suits its environment best, it would be truly apocalyptic and at worse case could set life on Earth back to the Permian leaving only Arthropods alive.
Ironically I was in Tokyo in October 2019 and my friend took me to a local screening of this with the cinematographer present. I really liked it and recognized it for what it was at the time but I definitely thought it was a little dated and then ironically the pandemic starts a few months later and all of a sudden this film feels a lot more relatable.
@@WeissVogel It differ in many ways. MM88 is no longer from space (hence they never call it Martian Murderer), the Soviet submarine is only infected in the film, but helps the Palmer station in the novel. Carter finds his family dead in the streets and loses courage in the novel, the Wa3P is nowhere to be seen in the movie. And of course, the Neutron bombs replaced by Hydrogen bombs to create a more destructive motion picture style ending. Many differences including those I hadn't listed. But still faithful enough.
great amazing movie.good old film school. you must watch this movie. keeps you in suspense until the very end. extremely sad and traumatic. shows how fragile life is when everything around you disappears, literally. People's greatest treasure is other people. we are all equal. all beautiful in the image of God. everyone contributes to this vast chain of life. Today, everything that is in this film we already have in reality. We should come to our senses as soon as possible and stop crazy politicians who no longer have the mandate to make decisions for us. our lives are the most precious and everything else has no right to threaten them, including the crazy people in power in the west
Tell that to the Islamists and the CCP and the Globalists etc . We are as equal in their eyes , as those were in the George Orwell dystopian book '1984' . But I agree with some of your sentiments. ✝️🆓🇬🇧
This movie was directed by a Japanese master who shot an innovative yakuza movie called [Jingi Naki Tatakai: (Battle Without Honor＆Justice)]. Before shooting this movie, and in his later years, he also shot a revolutionary movie called [Battle Royale]. Personally, I like it better than Akira Kurosawa.
This movie gave me freaky vibes....all im gonna say is Virus breakout in Italy !!!! Watching this during covid is freaky... This movie is seriously underrated!!!!!!! and wayy ahead of its time!!!
@@awoodward37 in the US, it mostly has been. They keep recording that more and more of the previously recorded deaths were actually from another cause. The largest number of cases and deaths have been in areas where people were forced to stay home. I believe that they are currently stating around 25% of the reported deaths were incorrectly reported. I haven't looked in months though.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I had been waiting to watch it for about 40 years. When I was very young, I saw this movie at a video rental store. It was the edition with the rotting corpse (seen at 2:08:43) on the cover, and it scared me. I didn't remember the name of the film, but I did remember the tag line "863 people were not so lucky - they survived" (well, I didn't remember that it was 863 people, but I remember the rest of it). Using my memory of the tag line, I was able to identify the film, a few years ago, but I couldn't find a copy of it anywhere. I did eventually manage to find it online, but the quality was quite poor, and before I got around to watching it, COVID hit, and, well, I wasn't in the mood to watch a film about a viral pandemic lol. Anyway, I finally watched it all these years later, and I have to say it was worth the wait. It's a really good film, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Today it is my first time to watch this movie, although it was made over 40 years ago, yet it is still impressive. Strangely, I never heard of this movie before, this movie is definitely very underrated.
I agree. This movie was edited and released in the US under the title "Virus" and I didn't like the US version. I'm so happy this one, the original, is here! I'm part Japanese, and there's something so perfect about this version, something that the US version lacks. Even the main actors have their credits in Japanese or English depending on whether they are Japanese or English.
@@chunxxxxter It's not a spoiler!? It's a joke more aimed at fans of the film The Thing (21 liked it so far). Basically that the characters from 'Virus' survive and escape their [films] troubles and run in to a worse situation; encountering the Thing from The Thing film. As I said, both films are set in 1982 and their locations cross over. I've given nothing away, you're free to watch both unspoiled. Virus is worth a watch, if you've not. But The Thing (82) is an absolute must see classic!! :D
Thank you for uploading the full original move with subtitles. I actually saw it in France when it came out in 1979. It never went on general release in the U.K. The American edit was awful and there was some bad casting. Chuck Connors was not a good choice to play a British sub commander and Henry Silva was miscast playing the American general. Some of the script was stilted, possibly due to poor translation from the original screenwriting from Japanese to English. Robert Vaughan was excellent. However, that aside, the premise was good and was one of the first films to take a serious look at the consequences of developing biological weapons. With the idea that Covid might have ‘escaped’ from a lab, this movie was not so far off the mark.
It's unfortunate that every film made in England had to have its token American actor if it was to be sold in that country. One needs to ignore this weakness in watching this film, a well considered plot.
The only reason i discovered this movie was the theme song... Ever since that one night it played on late night TV, it haunts me. This movie, this theme song by Janis Ian... It hurts, but it's beautiful. "But don't forget the flame was mine, in another place... in another time... Toujours Gai Mon Cher."
Once in a while as you search through movie titles here, you come across a gem. This is one of them. It is surprising I never heard of it as a theatrical or broadcast release, but I can understand why. The theme is too close to reality, disturbing even, for some. Considering the state of the world the last couple of years, this tale, God forbid, could become a reality. It has an of international cast, with solid acting performances and a fluid story. This movie can easily join the likes of The Stand, On The Beach, and The Day After as thought provoking end of the world scenarios.
With what has happened in these last years. This movie was a glimpse of a possible future. Though looking at it now, with the lens of COVID makes it all the more chilling.
Goes to show that stupid covid was nothing of a pandemic with its super low mortality rate. AND if there was a serious virus pandemic, the mandates wouldn't have done any good anyway. Just let nature run its course.
@@awoodward37 Any object outside the U-boat must have been stored in a separate compartment with valves able to open to full , closed or halfway to let saltwater in. They had years to retrofit it before going to Japan. On the other hand, the number of survivors was below the point where they could repopulate the planet at about 900 survivors. After the end of the movie, even less. For arguments sake, let us say the emerald miningtowns in Australia had listened to the news and went into some preppers bunkers + population in Iceland and Greenland, that survived - humanity could repopulate again.
One of the best movie for me. How sad how people do evil things just for power. The 5 year old kid on the radio using his dads radio said hes all alone and his daddy wont wake up and he is not feeling well he needs his mommy but . Mom is already gone. And he knows how to use a gun. So sad
1M views? Surprised so much. Am a native Japanese and when I was fourteen years old or some this time. Did not know really well but maybe two of us saw some ads of this movie, and went to a relatively small theatre in my hometown Nagoya with my classmate. Long time for me this was one of the most impressive movies. Of course before the Covid I still sometimes remembered this very serious movie occasionally. In addtion never thought to go abroad for learning in the future.
I’m quite old but this is my favourite movie. In fact I put my headphones on and fall to sleep watching this movie.NOT because it’s boring but because it’s a great movie and true:::: (sars covid 2),,,,
Thanks for uploading the original cut in such fine quality. This version is vastly superior to the murky 100 minute hackjob that's floating around the streaming services.
Finely made, quite thorough even.. they tackled the fact that majority were men in a situation where reproduction is crucial to survival.. still stands up to this day in my opinion..
This film completely passed me by, I'd never heard of it before. In fact, going by the thumbnail and the name of the film, I was expecting a cruddy zombie movie. I have been pleasantly surprised. When I say pleasantly I mean bone crushingly depressed. Not the most cheerful film I've ever seen. At the end Yoshizumi looked like the cast away but at the beginning of Monty Python.
The novel written in 1964 from which the film was made is quite an interesting read. In the original story "Virus" the pandemic occurs in the Spring and Summer of 1970 called the Year of Calamity. The virus is actually a space-born germ (collected by a US military scooper satellite to research space germs) that is made even more virulent by the British(who steal the germ from Ft. Detrick where it's taken to the UK) at the bio-warfare lab at Porton Down. A lab researcher steals it from Porton Down in the hopes of handing it to two free-lance smugglers to give to a specialist in microbiology to study the new monster virus. However, the smugglers are actually working for the CIA who wish to steal it back to the US. They take the virus hidden in a thermos and fly from England to Turkey to make the handover to US agents but the plane is caught in a storm and crashes in the Italian Alps causing the thermos to be destroyed and the virus escapes.
Yep our future being showed to us. My Autistic son always said" mom just watch the movies it will tell the past the present and the future. " He said they feed us bits and pieces of everything.
@@teresabrickey5251 I am a retired Registered nurse. The elites and politicians could have a good vaccine they are taking or a fake one. They could be giving public something bad. Just wondering about thus.
I remember watching it back in 1980. The quality was superb. I don't understand how come these old movies become so deteriorated that they look like 144p resolution.
This is a VERY underrated movie in my opinion, especially the uncut version that leaves all the Japanese character subplots intact. It's one biggest flaw is it throws in just one disaster too many, and a not very believable one at that, there's only so much bad luck that's believable.
Well, that was an unexpected treat. The long running time put me off initially but I'm so glad I decided to give it a go. I wasn't familiar with this film which surprised me considering its cast list.and while obviously a product of its time it's well worth the watch and has stood the test of time a lot better than most of its competition. Thanks for sharing.
How ironic i was stationed at Warner Robbins AFB 19th bomb wing in 1980. Never remember this movie but those were strict SAC days. We were all so serious as if the next min would be ww3. But it made me the very successful man I am today.
Sheesh... so the agenda in the 80's, through the 90's and into present day has worked quite well... I think that people want reality to mirror movies and other programming... and that's why it has become so easy for the engineers to engineer reality... mirror world...
How poignant this story for Covid19.. who knew? 40 years ago they made this movie? From Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia, UK, Japan, US? How freakish is that in 2020? Glenn Ford was still alive, Henry Silva the usual villain... Bo Svenson, Edward Olmos sooo young.
What a remarkable ending for such a remarkable movie. THANK YOU EVERYONE ! especially the commenters. Sincerely, and with hope for us all, I remain, Sentebay
This ending saved me from despair and gave me hope for us...we nee==must get beyond nationalism and begin to embrace true life or face extinction but the earth will live on...I don't want to be 'protected' to death!
It more like the movie is based on true stories of previous outbreaks before it's released. If you're talking about COVID-19, it's nothing compared to the virus in the movie. But, I cannot believe that this flew under my radar even though the ratings were low in IMDb. To be honest, this deserves to be either an 8 or 9/10.
]:REALLY!!!??? BASED) ON A TRUE STORY??? THE TRUTH OF TRUTHS? WHAT IF THE MOVIE AND THE STORY ARE IN OPISET TIMES!!! WHAT IF WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE TIME THAY HAVE POSTED IS OUTDATED,IN PORPUSE!!! WHAT IF FILM WAS RECORDED AFTER DISASTER!!! JUST THINK ABOUT IT,AND PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT EVENT DO YOU RETURNING TO IN HISTORICAL FACTS!!!!?
Wow having drones. Amazing movie. I watched it afew weeks ago, but this looks like a different movie. This one has subtitles and the one I saw was in english..
This one is far worse then the Stand... not only does this one kill all humans except in Antarctica, it also kills all animal life too. Only plants and maybe insects are spared. The only silver lining is that since all the nukes go off its likely that the virus was destroyed so there is a slight chance humanity could eventually start over. This would be only the barest chance however... more likely we would go extinct eventually.
@@vrass775 some fishes are probably spared considering how they survived deep in cold waters and penguins as seen in the end of the movie, honestly I kinda think iceland and greenland might have some survivers
Seen this before on UA-cam. It was in early spring of 2020. Good movie. Make you think hard about 19 real origins. I know they were at the South Pole, but I wondered why no one checked on the North Pole.
I had read about this film but didn't actually watch it until recently. This is one of the best apocalyptic films of all time in my opinion. It has atomsphere, drama, horror and a freaking love story. It deals with some heavy themes and reflective thoughts... I felt for ladies when they realized what um... they were being asked to do... I'd freak myself. A well-rounded cast too... just a good film that never really settles where you think it will. This film deserves a modern reboot as a film or a streaming series.
I agree with all of the praise that you showered on this film but, I still have a remark to make. Since we both appear to have enjoyed this film to a high degree, I would ask why do want a remake? I wouldn't think twice if we're talking about just cleaning it up and upping the res to 4K but why mess with something that works? With the film digitised it is prey to whatever an editor might want to do. Again, I enjoyed this movie as it is and I would hope that it stays this way.
Is UA-cam screwing up again? I just replied to @bwcarter921 but the Tube decided to post it as a standalone comment.
@@ThisTrainIsLost Truthfully, just out of sheer curiosity. I hear you remakes nowadays are tragedies....
@@ThisTrainIsLost I agree. Few remakes are successful and in the current woke climate, I shudder to think what might be made of it.
Well, that's because you saw the version that was released in Japan.... the American version on the other hand.......
The original Japanese version of 'Resurrection Day' is a very good post-apocalyptic classic. For a long time I had regretted that the international edition was a shortened and crudely edited version titled 'Virus.' And now, I'm happy that this original version can be seen by people all over the world.
From Japan 🇯🇵
Best and worst movie I’ve seen in a long time. Best because of the storyline and acting but worst because something like this could happen in reality.😭
i love this movie. It was beautifully shot and for its time, 1980 , it captures the absolute misery and suffering of catastrophic events, and the threat of q pandemic. The Japanese lived through hiroshima and nagasaki so its safe to assume some still alive today have seen what catastrophe is.
I am Japanese. This movie is one of the best Japanese movies.
The scale of the film has made it famous.
Many of the actors in the film are well-known in Japan.
I remember that I was nostalgic about this movie.
I was especially surprised to see Mr. Chick Corea in the movie.
Ms. Olivia Hussey was introduced to me through this movie.
This movie was the impetus for Miss Olivia Hussey's temporary marriage to Japanese singer Akira Fuse.
Mr. Bose Benson is a black belt in Judo.
Japanese actor Masao Kusakari said that he was thrown off by Mr. Bose Benson.
I don't know whether to laugh or be saddened by the opposite scene.
I remember I was not sure whether I should laugh or be sad.
The music was also excellent, with Grammy Award-winning singer Miss Janis Ian
The music was composed by Mr. Theo Macero.
Two fun facts about this movie:
1. At the time of its release, this was the *most expensive* movie made in Japan.
2. This movie is based on a book of a same name, with significantly more detail on the MM88 pandemic and die-off of vertebrate life. (The pandemic proportion of the movie lasts about fifty minutes, however, three quarters of the book is devoted to the pandemic.)
This is the most expensive Japanese film and is shows. The scope of the story is incredible and the cast superb. Henry Silva really chews the scenery. The documentary style makes it feel like we're on location. There is nothing dated here and many comments mention the little boy on the home radio. On first viewing, I felt overwhelmed by Virus. This second viewing brings everything into focus. Along with Miracle Mile, Virus is one of the best end of the world flicks. Watch the uncut, subtitled version.
I love this - watched the dvd many times in the past and I'm amazed by the crisp visuals and sounds on this remaster. Seems to have a lot of deleted scenes included too. Can't wait to sit down and watch properly. Such an underrated film.
Kind of eerie, that so many disaster movies existed years ago, but this one kind of shows what is going on today.
Even though this is an older film it is very good. The story line is very credible. They deal with some very tough life situations, especially about the breeding. This is a piece of Cinema Gold.
One of the best movies I have seen.
This is my third time watching this, and it is still one of the best outbreak type movies. It is a movie that is ahead of its time which stood out more in the pop culture of the early 80's. And there are times you look at the virus we have now which it mutates every so often and compare it like the one in the movie. Only in the movie it's air born and Covid is by close contact. But still am just amazed how much scientific knowledge they also put it the film. And one of the things I did like is how they got down were most viruses can't survive in the cold artic. But there thoughs that can go dormant in sub-freezing temperatures.
I’ve probably watched it a hundred times or more. I’m 50 and have heart problems because of covid… I don’t know how long I’ve got left but I’m very worried..I just worry about my family that I leave,, 50 isn’t old I feel 25 and act like I am but I’m bloody scared. Nobody’s listening when you mention gain of function experiments! But it’s probably that which has caused my heart issues! Dam them !!!!!!
Covid has been airborne the entire time.
Just discovered this again after more than 30 years since I saw it for the first time. It was on VHS, probably the US cut, titled as MM-88 in my local video rental store, in the late 80s-early 90s. I was really young then and couldn't really appreciate it, but the MM-88 title had stuck in my mind. Seeing it after all these years, I cannot understand why this film remains so unknown. It's one of those secret gems that strangely failed to even become cult classics in the vhs era. Let's hope more people discover it.
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DYSLEXICS , are ALSO the FUTURE
I'm sorry to hear that ❤️💞
I’m so sorry for your loss.
My son is autistic and turns 20 next month.
Much love to you ❤
Crazy how many deaths the modern world big pharmacy does
This movie actually withstood time, cautionary tale of the dangers of selfishness, greed and bio warfare. It even resembles our current time, which gave me chills.
resembles our current time... maybe slightly. Except the movies virus had a DEATH rate of 99.997% all age groups and Covid has a 99.997% SURVIVAL rate if your under 70. Both viruses where man made I'll give you that.
YUP🤨SCARY😱
@@catman4823 Dude, COVID-19 doesn't have the recovery rate of 99.9%. Look at India, there are people dying and creamating bodies. If you actually listened to the introduction way before the mm-88 virus outbreak, a man explains the mm-88 virus as some sort of mimic to other viruses which then intensifies them into some sort of super virus. We shouldn't jump into conclusions and say that this virus is man made. If we were to say that, then wouldn't all pathogens be manmade?
@@catman4823 zz
@@mbr41 it's all bs I worked in NY hospital and quit because of mandates. I don't think there is a difference between this and now. My theory is that the vax needs to be given annually because we can no longer produce our own antibodies. In the movie they were scared if they didn't have their vax
How have I only just heard of this movie! It's so well made, no on can say it's dated. In fact, ahead of it's time in certain respects (the drone, for example). And so many famous actors in it, too. And unlike so many films on Netflix, the ending was neither nonsensical or doom-ridden. What a great film
Growing up, I nearly burn a hole in my VCR to play the tape so many times... This movie and the novel are a part of who I am and grown up to be. I even post some of the rare existing soundtrack. It was highest budget Japanese film ever made at the time, and first Movie ever shot on location in Antarctica. Sadly was not too profitable and failed in the box office, which I think is criminal. Truly timeless and the hopeful message in the end is really beautiful. The film differs in certain ways from the novel, and I recommend if you could find copy in English, then pick it up! I understand is one of Komatsu's few novels translated to English.
@@エスキモーエスパイMe too!! I wore out my first VHS, I had to buy another.
I love this movie so much!
One thing most translations get wrong: The opening song, _"Toujours Gai, Mon Cher"_ was titled "You Are Love" in English (which is completely wrong). It's a French idiomatic phrase. It's meaning is -- to keep hope, no matter how desperate the situation is.
Literally it translates to "Always Joyful, My Love", but it has a much deeper meaning. Like here in the US, during World War II when Japanese-Americans were locked up in concentration camps, there was a saying which meant: "Never give up hope".
But it was, "仕方がありません"
@@zxyatiywariii8 そう！I didn't realize was a mistranslation, but since she says You are Love in the song, I figured was just an alternate title. I hadn't figured it was an error for Always Cheerful my Dear.
復活の日か？
Idk how ive never heard of this but its a solid film actually id be as bold to say its excellent.
Brilliant shocking drama. The most scary thing is how long before the horrors in this film become REALITY! I feel sure there is much worse than COVID sitting in a sealed test-tube somewhere just waiting for some careless accident.
A good sequel to this film would be ON THE BEACH, 2000, if you can find it anywhere.
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The next plandemic , like the first four years ago , was no accident .
That was a test run , to see how many would fall for the fear mongering and comply with the stupid rules . 😮
We are living in a world ruled by psychotic megalomaniacs , who care nothing for those they are wanting to control 😡.
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Covid was just a PsyOp. A glorified case of the sniffles.
Something like this would be truly apocalyptic, a zoonotic virus that effects all vertebrate life, thats promethean in its transfer ability, going from airborne to bloodborne to water born etc however suits its environment best, it would be truly apocalyptic and at worse case could set life on Earth back to the Permian leaving only Arthropods alive.
Only six minutes in and i can tell this movie is a goldmine.
For those with the eyes to see.
Even the English speaking parts I still read it.
REAL EYES REALIZE REAL LIES.
-TUPAC SHAKUR
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Ironically I was in Tokyo in October 2019 and my friend took me to a local screening of this with the cinematographer present. I really liked it and recognized it for what it was at the time but I definitely thought it was a little dated and then ironically the pandemic starts a few months later and all of a sudden this film feels a lot more relatable.
The writer of this script thought of everything that could go wrong and mixed it up all together. Maybe that's why this movie is so good. 👍👍
Script was more or less faithful to the original book from 1964.
The book was very good I feel and the movie did a good job adapting it.
@@WeissVogel It differ in many ways. MM88 is no longer from space (hence they never call it Martian Murderer), the Soviet submarine is only infected in the film, but helps the Palmer station in the novel. Carter finds his family dead in the streets and loses courage in the novel, the Wa3P is nowhere to be seen in the movie. And of course, the Neutron bombs replaced by Hydrogen bombs to create a more destructive motion picture style ending. Many differences including those I hadn't listed. But still faithful enough.
Good ? oh right sure crazy General laughing like a 1980s evil villain XD sure …. Good
great amazing movie.good old film school. you must watch this movie. keeps you in suspense until the very end. extremely sad and traumatic. shows how fragile life is when everything around you disappears, literally. People's greatest treasure is other people. we are all equal. all beautiful in the image of God. everyone contributes to this vast chain of life. Today, everything that is in this film we already have in reality. We should come to our senses as soon as possible and stop crazy politicians who no longer have the mandate to make decisions for us. our lives are the most precious and everything else has no right to threaten them, including the crazy people in power in the west
Tell that to the Islamists and the CCP and the Globalists etc .
We are as equal in their eyes , as those were in the George Orwell dystopian book '1984' .
But I agree with some of your sentiments.
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Tell this 🇮🇱✡️🇺🇲...🤨
This movie was directed by a Japanese master who shot an innovative yakuza movie called [Jingi Naki Tatakai: (Battle Without Honor＆Justice)].
Before shooting this movie, and in his later years, he also shot a revolutionary movie called [Battle Royale].
Personally, I like it better than Akira Kurosawa.
they dont make em like this anymore...love these old movies
This movie gave me freaky vibes....all im gonna say is Virus breakout in Italy !!!! Watching this during covid is freaky... This movie is seriously underrated!!!!!!! and wayy ahead of its time!!!
another good movie I wish could be english sub titled The Sinking of Japan
And I'm tested positive with Covid 19
...right, except “covid” is nothing more than the sniffles. It kills less than 1%, and those people that die are compromised elderly.
@@DanBCooper India, America, Brazil.... Just the sniffles.
@@awoodward37 in the US, it mostly has been. They keep recording that more and more of the previously recorded deaths were actually from another cause. The largest number of cases and deaths have been in areas where people were forced to stay home. I believe that they are currently stating around 25% of the reported deaths were incorrectly reported. I haven't looked in months though.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I had been waiting to watch it for about 40 years.
When I was very young, I saw this movie at a video rental store.
It was the edition with the rotting corpse (seen at 2:08:43) on the cover, and it scared me. I didn't remember the name of the film, but I did remember the tag line "863 people were not so lucky - they survived" (well, I didn't remember that it was 863 people, but I remember the rest of it).
Using my memory of the tag line, I was able to identify the film, a few years ago, but I couldn't find a copy of it anywhere.
I did eventually manage to find it online, but the quality was quite poor, and before I got around to watching it, COVID hit, and, well, I wasn't in the mood to watch a film about a viral pandemic lol.
Anyway, I finally watched it all these years later, and I have to say it was worth the wait. It's a really good film, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Today it is my first time to watch this movie, although it was made over 40 years ago, yet it is still impressive. Strangely, I never heard of this movie before, this movie is definitely very underrated.
Accidentally found this movie here on UA-cam at 3.00 am…had me gripped from start to finish 👏👏👏
I saw this a few years ago and it blew me away. I think it's the combination of Japanese storytelling and western. Completely original and haunting.
I agree. This movie was edited and released in the US under the title "Virus" and I didn't like the US version. I'm so happy this one, the original, is here!
I'm part Japanese, and there's something so perfect about this version, something that the US version lacks.
Even the main actors have their credits in Japanese or English depending on whether they are Japanese or English.
I definitely think it's the Japanese storytelling that comes through... the foreboding atmosphere of the film is just different...
1:14:00 - After everything that's gone on, they go to the Norwegian Antarctic base, and then get killed by The Thing! (Also happens in '82)
Spoiler alert,,, no point in watching it now thanks
@@chunxxxxter It's not a spoiler!? It's a joke more aimed at fans of the film The Thing (21 liked it so far). Basically that the characters from 'Virus' survive and escape their [films] troubles and run in to a worse situation; encountering the Thing from The Thing film. As I said, both films are set in 1982 and their locations cross over.
I've given nothing away, you're free to watch both unspoiled. Virus is worth a watch, if you've not. But The Thing (82) is an absolute must see classic!! :D
Dark humor there Eyes!!But cute!!
Can u tell how things connect to 2022
Old movies were good , the new thing was reasonably ok
Wow how did this classic get passed me. They don't make them like this anymore.
past
@@watchgoose lol
Thank you for uploading the full original move with subtitles. I actually saw it in France when it came out in 1979. It never went on general release in the U.K. The American edit was awful and there was some bad casting. Chuck Connors was not a good choice to play a British sub commander and Henry Silva was miscast playing the American general. Some of the script was stilted, possibly due to poor translation from the original screenwriting from Japanese to English. Robert Vaughan was excellent. However, that aside, the premise was good and was one of the first films to take a serious look at the consequences of developing biological weapons. With the idea that Covid might have ‘escaped’ from a lab, this movie was not so far off the mark.
It's unfortunate that every film made in England had to have its token American actor if it was to be sold in that country. One needs to ignore this weakness in watching this film, a well considered plot.
The only reason i discovered this movie was the theme song...
Ever since that one night it played on late night TV, it haunts me.
This movie, this theme song by Janis Ian... It hurts, but it's beautiful.
"But don't forget the flame was mine, in another place... in another time... Toujours Gai Mon Cher."
Once in a while as you search through movie titles here, you come across a gem. This is one of them.
It is surprising I never heard of it as a theatrical or broadcast release, but I can understand why. The theme is too close to reality, disturbing even, for some.
Considering the state of the world the last couple of years, this tale, God forbid, could become a reality.
It has an of international cast, with solid acting performances and a fluid story. This movie can easily join the likes of The Stand, On The Beach, and The Day After as thought provoking end of the world scenarios.
With what has happened in these last years. This movie was a glimpse of a possible future. Though looking at it now, with the lens of COVID makes it all the more chilling.
COVID barely holds a candle to this. Humanity dead just five-seven months into the outbreak…
Goes to show that stupid covid was nothing of a pandemic with its super low mortality rate. AND if there was a serious virus pandemic, the mandates wouldn't have done any good anyway. Just let nature run its course.
I mean come-on this movie is way ahead, one of the first modern drone concept in movies.
more like a robo vacuum cleaner
Why wouldn't the drone have brought the airborne virus back in the sub?
They existed wether u like it or not back then.
@@awoodward37 Any object outside the U-boat must have been stored in a separate compartment with valves able to open to full , closed or halfway to let saltwater in.
They had years to retrofit it before going to Japan. On the other hand, the number of survivors was below the point where they could repopulate the planet at about 900 survivors. After the end of the movie, even less. For arguments sake, let us say the emerald miningtowns in Australia had listened to the news and went into some preppers bunkers + population in Iceland and Greenland, that survived - humanity could repopulate again.
"To live..love..theres a song to be sung..coz we may not"....
43年前の映画ですがコロナ禍を経験した現在、現実味がある。
コロナウィルスの生物兵器研究説はほぼ真実であろう。陰謀論というが、そもそも何事においても陰謀論は入り口には立っている。ただ真実が暴かれるとさすがに黒幕に
とっては危険。だから根も葉もない陰謀論だと煙に巻かれる。
One of the best movie for me. How sad how people do evil things just for power. The 5 year old kid on the radio using his dads radio said hes all alone and his daddy wont wake up and he is not feeling well he needs his mommy but . Mom is already gone. And he knows how to use a gun. So sad
Kinda odd kid being 5 years old and still know how to off himself with a gun.
1M views? Surprised so much. Am a native Japanese and when I was fourteen years old or some this time. Did not know really well but maybe two of us saw some ads of this movie, and went to a relatively small theatre in my hometown Nagoya with my classmate. Long time for me this was one of the most impressive movies. Of course before the Covid I still sometimes remembered this very serious movie occasionally. In addtion never thought to go abroad for learning in the future.
I’m quite old but this is my favourite movie. In fact I put my headphones on and fall to sleep watching this movie.NOT because it’s boring but because it’s a great movie and true:::: (sars covid 2),,,,
Well, this was a surprise. One of the best movies that I have never heard of.
Thanks for uploading the original cut in such fine quality. This version is vastly superior to the murky 100 minute hackjob that's floating around the streaming services.
Finely made, quite thorough even.. they tackled the fact that majority were men in a situation where reproduction is crucial to survival.. still stands up to this day in my opinion..
Saw this movie many years ago, always thought it was one of the best plague movies ever made. Good to see it remastered, My copy is pretty rough.
what an amazing intro... look at the song, the scenes, the camera.... was that 2021 and we're in 1982?
ちなみに原作は " 1964年 " に発表されているそうです。
原作者の 小松左京氏 は、この作品で学習した「地震」の知識で、後日「日本沈没」という本を執筆しています。（映画化もされています）
Great Film that I remember from when I was a kid !
This film completely passed me by, I'd never heard of it before. In fact, going by the thumbnail and the name of the film, I was expecting a cruddy zombie movie. I have been pleasantly surprised. When I say pleasantly I mean bone crushingly depressed. Not the most cheerful film I've ever seen.
At the end Yoshizumi looked like the cast away but at the beginning of Monty Python.
Saw virus before but not full name fooled me shortly
Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python by two TV stations --WOR and WLVI!!
The novel written in 1964 from which the film was made is quite an interesting read. In the original story "Virus" the pandemic occurs in the Spring and Summer of 1970 called the Year of Calamity. The virus is actually a space-born germ (collected by a US military scooper satellite to research space germs) that is made even more virulent by the British(who steal the germ from Ft. Detrick where it's taken to the UK) at the bio-warfare lab at Porton Down. A lab researcher steals it from Porton Down in the hopes of handing it to two free-lance smugglers to give to a specialist in microbiology to study the new monster virus. However, the smugglers are actually working for the CIA who wish to steal it back to the US. They take the virus hidden in a thermos and fly from England to Turkey to make the handover to US agents but the plane is caught in a storm and crashes in the Italian Alps causing the thermos to be destroyed and the virus escapes.
This was a good documentary! I'm glad we were able to recover!
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😆😆👍👍Stay healthy and safe man, cheers and greetings from Bolivia 🇧🇴🍺
Quite a feeling watching this movie after getting the jabs and recovering from coronavirus.
"You were my opponent in every political battle. But you were never....you were never my enemy".
THAT LINE WAS GOLD.
Yeah, you felt his admiration and loss
Yep our future being showed to us. My Autistic son always said" mom just watch the movies it will tell the past the present and the future. " He said they feed us bits and pieces of everything.
Very smart young man you have 🙏🙏🙌🏾
So true
@@teresabrickey5251 I am a retired Registered nurse. The elites and politicians could have a good vaccine they are taking or a fake one. They could be giving public something bad. Just wondering about thus.
People have die of the vaccine shot already, I believe deaths of the vaccine are continue to climb. That was a bioweapon purposely released.
@@teresabrickey5251 ABSOLUTELY 💯...I AM "NOT" TAKING ANY VACCINE...NEVER TOOK ANY FLU SHOT...64 YR.OLD...DO NOT TAKE ANY MEDS WHATS SO EVER🙃...HOOHA
Gripping cautionary tale which was very much ahead of its time
Oh wow, look at all these actors! They are absolutely dashing!
Edit: Graces, is that Robert Vaughn? It is him!
don't forget Olivia Hussey!
Si.
Es ella.
It’s amazing how every movie that came out years ago are prophetic messages fulfilled in our present days!!
この原作が " 1964年 " に発表されていたことにもビックリしています。😳😳😳
This classic movie is always worth watching.
They did an incredible job remastering this film.
I remember watching it back in 1980. The quality was superb. I don't understand how come these old movies become so deteriorated that they look like 144p resolution.
Exactly what happens when idiot scientists insist on playing with things NO ONE should ever touch.
Great story and I love this beautiful theme song “You Are Love” by Janis Ian !
He walked from Washington DC to Machu Picchu??? RESPECT!!!
Further, to Tierra Del Fuego, the very southern tip of South America
it was an incredible feat
Very good movie. Makes you think...Life is wonderful. Thanks for the upload
Minute 2:33:58 That's Perito Moreno, Patagonia Argentina. I have family in there...
This is a VERY underrated movie in my opinion, especially the uncut version that leaves all the Japanese character subplots intact. It's one biggest flaw is it throws in just one disaster too many, and a not very believable one at that, there's only so much bad luck that's believable.
Wow, what an amazing film, well worth watching!
Well, that was an unexpected treat. The long running time put me off initially but I'm so glad I decided to give it a go. I wasn't familiar with this film which surprised me considering its cast list.and while obviously a product of its time it's well worth the watch and has stood the test of time a lot better than most of its competition. Thanks for sharing.
I am the last one from that movie that still alive
No you're not! I was following you wherever you went and you didn't even notice me 👍
O ! Come on guys... Its nice to see you both again..
Real whit a movie don't it's a hoxs.why.becouse not its a fiction.
Real whit is a ghots.hiets names.it's a zombie.froms.its a timur tengah,asean,&eropa.zombie in fhencions.tenugkanlah hal itu.mktn.
Are you John Evans? Just asking.
How could it pass ignored all these years? Its a must, a classic.
トビーが、銃を撃ったときの、渡瀬さんたちの取っ組み合いが、彼らの無念さを、まさに表現していて、泣けてきました。
The world is gone but we are here. Life goes on and where there's hope, there we belong.
As Covid rages 2021. This movie opens with breathtaking loveliness of our Earth. All that unpolluted ocean and ice....
That was the 1970's right....what a shitshow we made of this beautiful, never to be seen again planet,
Excellent. Even though this movie was done decades ago, it is very relative as I type this.
A wonderful movie...thank you for the upload... Stay safe everyone.
Pretty good movie. Sad, but hopeful at the same time. Thanks.
Toby and the Mic, ah the good old days of Japanese over the top melodrama!
Yeah its so hard to believe this film was rated PG
How ironic i was stationed at Warner Robbins AFB 19th bomb wing in 1980. Never remember this movie but those were strict SAC days. We were all so serious as if the next min would be ww3. But it made me the very successful man I am today.
A timeless movie.
haven't seen a line up like that in 30 years. the good old days. lol
What a lovely end of beginnings.
Wow remember seeing this masterpiece in the 80s. Well let's hope for the best..
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Sheesh... so the agenda in the 80's, through the 90's and into present day has worked quite well... I think that people want reality to mirror movies and other programming... and that's why it has become so easy for the engineers to engineer reality... mirror world...
That is one amazing movie. Thank you for sharing this it was amazing...
How poignant this story for Covid19.. who knew? 40 years ago they made this movie? From Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia, UK, Japan, US? How freakish is that in 2020?
Glenn Ford was still alive, Henry Silva the usual villain... Bo Svenson, Edward Olmos sooo young.
What a remarkable ending for such a remarkable movie. THANK YOU EVERYONE ! especially the commenters. Sincerely, and with hope for us all, I remain, Sentebay
This ending saved me from despair and gave me hope for us...we nee==must get beyond nationalism and begin to embrace true life or face extinction but the earth will live on...I don't want to be 'protected' to death!
24:30 the part where italy is in a panic with people experiencing paralysis because the baby's seemed to not moving
24:10
So many twists and turns,really enjoyed it thanks
in the first 1 hour 14 minutes the japanese men are carrying large red lamps i bought ours in the 1970s and still have it
Batteries must be very low by now.
saw this in the 80's one of those that sticks with you
Thank you a lot !!!
Fantastic movie, I recommends 1000%
I really enjoyed this film. I wonder if "On The Beach" will show up on UA-cam one of these days.
Its like if the movie was made yesterday , i like it
Awesome movies...best of 80s
Thank you for uploading this movie, it gives me strength to fight covid19 virus!
director never knew this movie is going to be base of true story .
It more like the movie is based on true stories of previous outbreaks before it's released. If you're talking about COVID-19, it's nothing compared to the virus in the movie. But, I cannot believe that this flew under my radar even though the ratings were low in IMDb. To be honest, this deserves to be either an 8 or 9/10.
]:REALLY!!!??? BASED) ON A TRUE STORY??? THE TRUTH OF TRUTHS? WHAT IF THE MOVIE AND THE STORY ARE IN OPISET TIMES!!! WHAT IF WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE TIME THAY HAVE POSTED IS OUTDATED,IN PORPUSE!!! WHAT IF FILM WAS RECORDED AFTER DISASTER!!! JUST THINK ABOUT IT,AND PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT EVENT DO YOU RETURNING TO IN HISTORICAL FACTS!!!!?
@@mbr41 If you have not seen "Outbreak" please do,,, Its the best Virus movie I've seen. Peace!
@@billythekid3234 Yes, I've seen it. Byfar, one of the best pandemic movies I've seen.
Robert Ron, Chuck Conners,Glenn Ford,and others dead between 10&20 or more years that be how we know
That was really good! I would have preferred an even more nihilistic ending, but still enjoyed that movie a lot
The American version has a very dark ending as the stops immediately after the nukes hit
What a very beautiful movie,i kive watching it over and over again👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰😥😥😥
ココに来られた全ての国の方がコノ映画を視て考えさせられるのを日本人として嬉しく思います
Is this a 30 year old movie? A timely movie during 2020 PANDEMIC ..Watching now January 26, 2021
Try 41yr old movie.
Wow having drones. Amazing movie. I watched it afew weeks ago, but this looks like a different movie. This one has subtitles and the one I saw was in english..
I saw this film when I was a kid, really stuck with me.
This went from a pandemic like from the stand. Then twisted into nuke wipe out and start over love story. Wow.
They dipped the plaque ridden irradiated finger in every pie.
This one is far worse then the Stand... not only does this one kill all humans except in Antarctica, it also kills all animal life too. Only plants and maybe insects are spared. The only silver lining is that since all the nukes go off its likely that the virus was destroyed so there is a slight chance humanity could eventually start over. This would be only the barest chance however... more likely we would go extinct eventually.
@@vrass775 some fishes are probably spared considering how they survived deep in cold waters and penguins as seen in the end of the movie, honestly I kinda think iceland and greenland might have some survivers
@@vrass775 Would have thought that there would have been more nuclear sub at sea...
EXCELENTE PELÍCULA ..............PROFÉTICA........
Very strange....like a time machine....Darn Good movie!
The writer was onto something.
1980. fiction: Pandemic followed by nuclear threats. 2022. Pandemic followed by nuclear threats
Seen this before on UA-cam. It was in early spring of 2020. Good movie. Make you think hard about 19 real origins. I know they were at the South Pole, but I wondered why no one checked on the North Pole.
and who knows there might be some people in iceland and greenland and rural siberia who might actually have survived without knowing
To many bears up north