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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)

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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
A Japanese flyer for Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Lorelei (2005)
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Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Producer Chihiro Kameyama et al.
Written by
Music by Naoki Sato
Special
effects by 		Shinji Higuchi, Hiroshi Butsuda
Visual
effects by 		Atsuki Sato, Takashi Tanaka
Funded by Fuji TV, Toho, Kansai TV, King Records
Production companies Toho Pictures, Cine Bazar,
Tokusatsu Lab
Distributor TohoJP
Budget ¥1.2 billion[1]
Box office ¥2.4 billion[2]
Running time 128 minutes
(2 hours, 8 minutes)
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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (ローレライ,   Rōrerai, lit. "Lorelei") is a 2005 tokusatsu science fiction war film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written by Satoshi Suzuki based on Harutoshi Fukui's 2002 novel Lorelei: Das Lied zum Ende des Krieges, with special effects by Higuchi and Hiroshi Butsuda. Higuchi's directorial debut, it was funded by Fuji TV, Toho, Kansai TV, and King Records and produced by Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar. The film stars . Toho released it to Japanese theaters on March 5, 2005.

Plot

Staff

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Cast

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Development

Director Shinji Higuchi first met Harutoshi Fukui in the summer of 2000, expressing interest in adapting his 1999 novel Aimless Aegis to film.[3]

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Production

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Theatrical releases

Box office

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Reception

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Video releases

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schwarzacher, Lukas (6 February 2005). "Pic rewrites WWII history". Variety.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aoki, Shinya, ed. (23 May 2012). The Complete 85-Installment History of Kinema Junpo's Best Ten: 1924-2011. Kinema Junpo. p. 650. ISBN 978-4873767550.
  3. ↑ "映画『LORELEI ローレライ』製作記者会見レポート公開!!". MouRa. 14 April 2004. Archived from the original on 22 March 2005.
  4. ↑ Schilling, Mark (10 February 2004). "Fuji TV to shoot submarine thriller". Screen Daily.
  5. ↑ Schilling, Mark (15 December 2003). "Higuchi to direct WWII Japanese submarine drama". Screen Daily.
  6. ↑ "いよいよ公開!!　映画『LORELEI』をつくった漢たち". MouRa. 2 March 2005. Archived from the original on 22 March 2005.
  7. ↑ Schwarzacher, Lukas (15 April 2004). "Toho, Fuji TV film unit surface sub pic". Variety.
  8. ↑ "Lorelei: The Witch of The Pacific Ocean". Far East Film Festival. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Groves, Don (13 March 2005). "'Hitch' finds perfect pitch in Germany". Variety.
  10. ↑ Schilling, Mark (17 March 2005). "Lorelei: The Witch Of The Pacific Ocean (Rorerai)". Screen Daily.

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