Virus (1980 film)

Virus
Original title	復活の日
Directed by	Kinji Fukasaku
Screenplay by	Koji Takada Gregory Knapp Kinji Fukasaku[1]
Based on	Fukkatsu no hi by Sakyo Komatsu
Produced by	Haruki Kadokawa[1]
Starring	Masao Kusakari Sonny Chiba George Kennedy Robert Vaughn Olivia Hussey Glenn Ford Chuck Connors Henry Silva
Cinematography	Daisaku Kimura[1]
Edited by	Akira Suzuki[1]
Music by	Kentarō Haneda[1]
Production company	Haruki Kadokawa Office[2]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	28 June 1980 (1980-06-28) (Japan)
Running time	156 minutes[2]
Country	Japan[2]
Languages	English Japanese French German[2]
Budget	US$16 million

Virus, known in Japan as Fukkatsu no Hi (復活の日, lit. "Day of Resurrection"), is a 1980 Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.^[3][4] Based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1964 novel of the same name,^[1] the film stars an international ensemble cast featuring Masao Kusakari, Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Chuck Connors, Olivia Hussey, Edward James Olmos, Glenn Ford, and Henry Silva.

At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive Japanese film ever made.