Synopsis
A stolen military aircraft with nuclear missiles on board crashes in the snowbound Northern Japanese Alps. Two teams of rangers from Japan's Defense Force must reach the craft before the enemies do.
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Cast
- Ken IshiguroTadao Miyata
- Takao OsawaYuji Nishizaki
- Akifumi UchidaMakoto Aoki
- Osamu ShigematuKeiko Arisawa
- Eisaku YoshidaAkihiko Saeki
- Hiroshi TamakiShinichiro Ochiai
- Tatsuya FujiPrimeminister Takafumi Watarase
- Yûko TakeuchiKeiko Arisawa
- Nao OmoriKensuke Saito
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Gripping and ultimately poignant thriller. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
This is pure big-budget formula filmmaking. - 60
The New York Times
Izuru Narushima’s film is a personal and political melodrama with perfunctory gunplay and explosions. - 50
Variety
While key blockbuster elements (ticking bombs, intrepid reporters, lightweight politics) are all present, the film's brisk pacing can't hide the fuzzy logic of the tenuously structured, convoluted script. - 50
Village Voice
Convoluted action saga. - 25
New York Post
There are many new Japanese movies that deserve a stateside release. Why this hapless mess beat them out is a question that deserves an answer. - 20
Los Angeles Times
A stupor-inducing, would-be thriller from Japan whose sporadic action and inept storytelling is as generic as its title.
