Saikin-rettō

Saikin-rettō (細菌列島)[1] is a 2009 Japanese comedy film. It stars comedian Naoto Takenaka as "the General", the dictator of a fictional Asian country, which parodies the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.[2] The film also parodies the 2009 Japanese disaster film Pandemic.[3]

Saikin-rettō
Theatrical poster
Directed byKenji Murakami
Written byJun Tsugita
Shiro Tsukasaki (novel)
StarringNaoto Takenaka
Kentaro Sudo
Saori Hara
Panzetta Girolamo
Release date
4 April 2009
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot summary

A mysterious virus with the 100% mortality rate spreads across Japan. Everyone infected with this virus dies without exception, screaming and their heads exploding. After the explosion, their faces turn into a smiling face which strongly resembles Kim Jong-il.[2][3]

Notes and references

  1. Roughly translated, Archipelago of Virus. The film does not have an official English title yet.
  2. 김정일 패러디영화 '세균열도'...후계자 구도 미리 다뤄 화제 (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
  3. 竹中直人「キタ」の将軍様…「感染列島」パロディー「細菌列島」. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009.
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