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Pandemic

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2009 | 138 min | Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Aimed squarely at anyone who likes life-or-death stakes every episode and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run. Sits nicely alongside Contagion.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Lets scenes breathe, at 2 hr 18 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.

ER doctor Tsuyoshi Matsuoka receives a patient with a virus unlike anything he's seen before. His symptoms include high fever, convulsions, vomiting of blood and multiple organ failure. Could this be a new form of influenza or is it some other variety of virus? As the situation worsens and more cases begin arriving, a medical officer from the World Health Organization named Eiko Kobayashi is dispatched to the area. At the rate the virus is spreading, the entire city’s transportation system and infrastructure would be brought to a halt within 3 months. Within 6 months it could spread to tens of millions of people--reaching a death toll far worse than any war.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $21 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Takahisa Zeze

  • Satoshi TsumabukiTsuyoshi Matsuoka
  • Rei DanEiko Kobayashi
  • Ryoko KuninakaTakako Mita
  • Yoji TanakaEisuke Mita
  • Chizuru IkewakiMami Manabe
  • Cunning TakeyamaKôsuke Suzuki
  • Ken MitsuishiShôsuke Kamikura
  • Midoriko KimuraMiwa Ikehata
  • Kyusaku ShimadaShûji Tachibana
  • Akio KanedaRyôzô Takayama