Three Seconds to Zero Hour
Seen it?1967 | 85 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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
- Best for people who root for the clever crook and crime fans. Half the pleasure is trying to spot the trick before the reveal.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 25 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
“I like shady dealings,” purrs undercover superspy Yabuki en route to infiltrating a sadistic, trigger-happy gang of international jewel thieves. Gone renegade from the shadowy espionage bureau that honed his killer instincts to a razor’s edge, the implacable Yabuki teams up with fellow mercenary crime fighter Yamawaki. Together, they follow a trail of stolen gems leading from the final days of WWII to a contemporary conspiracy that reaches into the highest corridors of corporate power and nefarious international villainy.
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
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Motomu Ida
- Akira KobayashiYabuki
- Hideki TakahashiYamawaki
- Katsue TakaishiNana
- Oh RanfanArisa
- Ruriko ItôYukiko
- Kazuo KitamuraSugiyama
- Asao UchidaTachihara
- Takashi KandaTakashima
- Hiroshi NawaKomiya
- Ryōji HayamaUetsuki