

Whiteout
2000-08-19 · 129 min · ★ 6.2
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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- Directors
- Setsuro Wakamatsu
- Production companies
- Nippon Herald Films, TOHO, Fuji Television Network, JVC, dentsu, Destiny, INP
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yuji OdaTeruo Togashi
Nanako MatsushimaChiaki Hirakawa
Koichi SatoMasahiko Utsuki
Ken IshiguroKazushi Yoshioka
Mitsuru FukikoshiYoshito Kasahara
Katsuo NakamuraKaoru Okuda
Mitsuru HirataYoshimitsu Iwazaki
Masato FuruoyaKensuke Fujimaki
Manabu Hamada
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Masaya Kikawada
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