Tokyo Blackout
(Disappearance of the Capital) is a 1987 Japanese science fiction film directed by Toshio Masuda. It is based on Sakyo Komatsu's novel Shuto shōshitsu which won the 6th Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1985. The film's score was composed by Maurice Jarre, and special effects were directed by Teruyoshi Nakano.
Plot
One day, Tokyo and its metropolitan area are suddenly covered by a giant dome-shaped and electromagnetic "cloud" for an unknown reason, and the whole thing seemed to disappear and all communications with the outside of "the cloud" are cut off.
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| author | Hiroyasu Yamaura Toshio Masuda |
|---|---|
| director | Toshio Masuda |
| editor | Toshio Taniguchi |
| genre | science fiction |
| keywords | fleet greater tokyo area hokkaido its metropolitan area meet pacific fleet scientific research soviet navy the national tokyo |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| producer | Shichirō Murakami Yasuyoshi Tokuma |
| publisher | Toho |
| theme | japanese war |