Whiteout
ホワイトアウト
Synopsis
A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...
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Yuji Oda
Teruo Togashi
Nanako Matsushima
Chiaki Hirakawa
Koichi Sato
Masahiko Utsuki
Ken Ishiguro
Kazushi Yoshioka
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Yoshito Kasahara
Katsuo Nakamura
Kaoru Okuda
Mitsuru Hirata
Yoshimitsu Iwazaki
Saishin Kudo
Shingo Tozuka
Masato Furuoya
Kensuke Fujimaki
Manabu Hamada
Hirokazu Hayashi
Yu Ishibashi
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Masaya Kikawada
Ken Mitsuishi
Mahiro Morishita
Kairi Narita
Yoichiro Nishi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Setsuro Wakamatsu
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuichi Shinpo, Kenzaburô Iida, Yasuo Hasegawa
- Original Score
- Norihito Sumitomo, Ken Ishii
- Original Title
- ホワイトアウト
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- German, Japanese, Spanish
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Production Studios
- Nippon Herald Films, TOHO, Fuji Television Network, JVC, dentsu, Destiny, INP
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Setsuro Wakamatsu
Yuichi Shinpo, Kenzaburô Iida, Yasuo Hasegawa, Yasushi Fukuda
Norihito Sumitomo, Ken Ishii
Hideo Yamamoto
Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Nobuyuki Tohya, Takashi Ishihara, Hirotsugu Usui
Department Leadership Roster
Setsuro Wakamatsu
Director
Yuichi Shinpo
Screenplay
Kenzaburô Iida
Screenplay
Norihito Sumitomo
Original Music Composer
Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Editor
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Yasuo Hasegawa
Screenplay
Fumio Ogawa
Production Design
Nobuyuki Tohya
Producer
Takashi Ishihara
Producer
Hirotsugu Usui
Producer
Ken Ishii
Original Music Composer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Whiteout
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What is Whiteout about?
A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...
Who directed Whiteout?
Whiteout was directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu.
Who stars in Whiteout?
The principal cast of Whiteout includes Yuji Oda, Nanako Matsushima, Koichi Sato, Ken Ishiguro, Mitsuru Fukikoshi.
When was Whiteout released and how long is it?
Whiteout was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 2h 9m.
Who composed the musical score for Whiteout?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Whiteout was composed by Norihito Sumitomo, Ken Ishii.
Is Whiteout based on a book or true story?
Whiteout is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yuichi Shinpo".