Japan Synopsis
復活の日
“Autumn 1982: Mankind has been wiped out except 863 persons on Antarctica. Who will inherit the earth?”
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
Other Titles From TBS
Horror + Science Fiction in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Virus itself).
The 1979–1981 Japan Window
Virus holds position #39 of 65 Japan films in the 1979–1981 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Virus premiered in 1980 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 17 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 280 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Japan films in 1980.
The 535th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
50 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 65th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Virus, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- disaster movie · 5
- lethal virus · 2
- antarctica · 2
- mass extinction · 1
- apocalypse · 9
- struggle for survival · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,285 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #125 of 391 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Russian, German, English, French, Japanese, Spanish |
| Production Companies | TBS, KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 36m |
| Release Date | June 26, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0080768 |