Saikin-rettō

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Saikin-rettō
File:Saikin-rettou poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Kenji Murakami
Written by Jun Tsugita
Shiro Tsukasaki (novel)
Starring Naoto Takenaka
Kentaro Sudo
Saori Hara
Panzetta Girolamo
Release dates
4 April 2009
Running time
82 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Saikin-rettō (細菌列島?)[1] is a 2009 Japanese comedy film. It stars comedian Naoto Takenaka as "the General", the dictator of a fictional Asian country, which parodies the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.[2] The film also parodies the 2009 Japanese disaster film Pandemic.[3]

Plot summary

A mysterious virus with the 100% mortality rate spreads across Japan. Everyone infected with this virus dies without exception, screaming and their heads exploding. After the explosion, their faces turn into a smiling face which strongly resembles Kim Jong-il.[2][3]

Notes and references

  1. Roughly translated, Archipelago of Virus. The film does not have an official English title yet.
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