252: Signal of Life

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Movie: 252: Signal of Life
Romaji: 252: Seizonsha Ari
Japanese: ２５２生存者あり
Director: Nobuo Mizuta
Writer: Yoichi Komori (novel), Hiroshi Saito, Nobuo Mizuta
Producer:
Cinemotagraphy:
Release Date: December 6, 2008
Runtime:
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

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A few weeks after a gigantic earthquake struck Tokyo. Metropolitan Tokyo is slowly beginning to function again. But the temperature of the Pacific Ocean suddenly increases after the earthquake, causing a tremendous typhoon. The largest typhoon ever in Japan heads towards Tokyo with devastating force. The tidal wave generated by the typhoon covers the coastal city area with water. The Tokyo Fire Department dispatches its elite rescue unit, Hyper Rescue, and their sonar picks up a signal from underwater. Beneath the ground, in one devastated subway station, there is someone sending out a code which is known to rescuers only…

“252… 252…” – “We have survivors!”

"252" is the rescue code that means "There are survivors." Somebody who knows the rescue protocol is trapped underground! The rescuers, the survivors and their families all pray for their loved ones' safe return. In the extreme situation, a rescue party tries to save the survivors at the risk of their own lives. In the face of death, a daring rescue operation is to be carried out, intersecting with many dramas of family, love, pride, and human life…

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The movie depicts the endeavors of humans in the extreme conditions in the aftermath of a disaster. Another focus of the movie is the Hyper Rescue, the fire department's special rescue unit. This is the first movie ever to depict the specialists in action. For authenticity, the Tokyo Fire Department 8th Division Hyper Rescue Unit helped in the principal photography. With their cooperation, the movie features realistic and detailed rescue operations. For the Tokyo flood sequence, exterior sets of a train terminal and subway station were constructed. Tremendous amounts of water were poured onto the sets to create a flash flood, achieving the horror of a flood that can't be depicted with the CG. CG was used in the scenes of tidal waves swallowing up the Tokyo bay area to actualize the awesome force of nature.

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Hideaki Ito	Masaaki Uchino	Takayuki Yamada	Yu Kashii	Taro Yamamoto
Yuji Shinohara	Shizuma Shinohara	Makoto Shigemura	Saki Umi	Tatsuya Miyauchi



Tetta Sugimoto	Yuichi Kimura	Minji	Sachiko Sakurai	Ayane Omori	Satoshi Matsuda
Tetsushi Mashiba	Keisuke Fujii	Sumin Kim	Yumi Shinohara	Shiori Shinohara	Ippei Aoki