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252: Seizonsha ari

  • 20082008
  • 2h 8m
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5.4/10
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252: Seizonsha ari (2008)
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A massive earthquake strikes off mainland Japan causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically, leading to a massive storm to hit Tokyo and for it to be inundated with wat... Read allA massive earthquake strikes off mainland Japan causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically, leading to a massive storm to hit Tokyo and for it to be inundated with water. Later the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history hits Tokyo. The Tokyo Fire Depa... Read allA massive earthquake strikes off mainland Japan causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically, leading to a massive storm to hit Tokyo and for it to be inundated with water. Later the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history hits Tokyo. The Tokyo Fire Department and its team of crack rescuers swing into action, and shortly after they do, a dist... Read all
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  • Director
    • Nobuo Mizuta
  • Writers
    • Yoichi Komori(screenplay & original story)
    • Nobuo Mizuta(screenplay)
    • Hiroshi Saitô(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hideaki Itô
    • Seiyô Uchino
    • Takayuki Yamada
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  • Director
    • Nobuo Mizuta
  • Writers
    • Yoichi Komori(screenplay & original story)
    • Nobuo Mizuta(screenplay)
    • Hiroshi Saitô(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hideaki Itô
    • Seiyô Uchino
    • Takayuki Yamada
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    • 5User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Hideaki Itô
    Hideaki Itô
    • Yuji Shinoharaas Yuji Shinohara
    Seiyô Uchino
    • Shizuma Shinoharaas Shizuma Shinohara
    Takayuki Yamada
    Takayuki Yamada
    • Makoto Shigemuraas Makoto Shigemura
    Yû Kashii
    Yû Kashii
    • Saki Uminoas Saki Umino
    Yûichi Kimura
    • Keisuke Fujiias Keisuke Fujii
    Satoshi Matsuda
    • Ippei Aokias Ippei Aoki
    Minji
    • Kimas Kim
    Masahiko Nishimura
    Masahiko Nishimura
    • Akio Kogureas Akio Kogure
    Yôichi Nukumizu
    • Haruo Tsudanumaas Haruo Tsudanuma
    Sachiko Sakurai
    • Yumi Shinoharaas Yumi Shinohara
    Takafumi Sasai
    Hideyuki Satô
    Katsuhiko Shimizu
    Tetta Sugimoto
    • Tetsushi Mashibaas Tetsushi Mashiba
    Masataka Tsutsumi
    Masayuki Yamada
    Tarô Yamamoto
    Tarô Yamamoto
    • Tatsuya Miyauchias Tatsuya Miyauchi
    Ayane Ômori
    • Shiori Shinoharaas Shiori Shinohara
    • Director
      • Nobuo Mizuta
    • Writers
      • Yoichi Komori(screenplay & original story)
      • Nobuo Mizuta(screenplay)
      • Hiroshi Saitô(screenplay)
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    Realistic Approach To Disaster Flicks!!
    Inspired by a real-life rescue event, 252: Sign Of Life is at times a pretty stunning disaster (and survival) movie that is huge on scale and delivers a very realistic view on the intensity and drama involved in such an event!

    Japan is no stranger to disaster and destruction of its cities. From Godzilla to Ultraman, and from the devastating bombing of Hiroshima to the equally unfortunate Tsunami of 2011, the poor people of the Nippon island have had some hatefully bad luck...

    In 252 however, there are no monsters this time. Disaster is brought down hard on the people of Tokyo as a mega-typhoon hits them flooding the city with tidal waves, taking lives with giant hailstones, leaving many residents dead or stranded and then some. One such team of people are a bunch of strangers stuck in the washed out subway tunnels - two of which are a father, Yuji Shinohara, and his deaf-mute daughter, Shiori.

    Luckily, in some respect, Yuji is a former member of the Hyper Rescue Squad who tries to guide the unwilling team to a safe spot and work on finding some rescue from above. At the same time, unfortunately, the typhoon gets even worse!

    I liked 252: Sign Of Life. While those who are used to the big, brash, fast moving CGI filled Hollywood disaster flicks such as 2012, San Andreas, Geostorm etc may find things a little more modest and slow moving here, it is for good reason. The film focuses on the reality of the problem from the melodrama of the fire crew and their rescue attempts, to the plight of the people both those who are trapped, and those who are safe.

    That said, the film does offer plenty of visuals to enjoy from tidal waves to the flooding of Tokyo, the destruction of the city and subways, and much more! The sets are incredible looking and well used in bringing more tension and realism to the story, and the super cute Ayane Omori who plays Shiori, steals pretty much every scene she's in helping deliver a pretty emotional ending...

    Overall: At times intense and heavy on drama, but 252: Sign Of Life proves to be a more believable disaster flick than most Hollywood offerings...
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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2008 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 252: Signal of Life
    • Production companies
      • A-Team
      • Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company (CBC)
      • Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,489,379
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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