Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean


Lorelei The Witch of the Pacific Ocean , Rrerai? is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Shinji Higuchi. A fictional story of the Japanese military saving Tokyo from the third atomic bomb during the waning days of the Second World War, it was the highestgrossing film in Japan during the week of its release.

In the last months of the Second World War, the Empire of Japan receives a final gift from the collapsing Nazi Germany the I507, a highly advanced submarine equipped with experimental technology.The mission, as revealed by the grim Chief of Staff Asakura Shinichi Tsutsumi following the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is to intercept U.S. ships transporting a third nuclear weapon to Tinian Island, the principal base from which American B29s are striking the Japanese home Islands. The man charged with the mission is Commander Masami Yakusho Koji a brilliant destroyer of enemy ships relieved of his command when he opposed the Navys increasing reliance on suicide tactics. Given a last chance to redeem himself, he is burning with zeal, but is ignorant of the various secrets the I507 carries on board. ........

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