Virus is a 1980 English-language Horror Sci-Fi motion picture directed by Kinji Fukasaku and produced by Haruki Kadokawa. After a chemical leak at the Hope Centre in Papua New Guinea (an organization devoted to feeding underdeveloped countries) turns its staff into flesh-eating zombies, a four-man commando squad led by Mike London are sent to investigate. They run into a TV news crew led by celebrity reporter Lia, who are after the same story, but when they discover that the entire country has been overrun by zombies, what are the chances of them getting the message across? Unlike most zombie films, this actually tries to make a serious point - that if we don't feed the Third World, they'll come and feed on us! Written by Michael Brooke. Virus stars Masao Kusakari in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Olivia Hussey, Glenn Ford and Chuck Connors. The screenplay is written by Koji Takada, Gregory Knapp and Kinji Fukasaku which is inspired from Fukkatsu no hi by Sakyo Komatsu. The music was composed by Kentar Haneda. Cinematography was done by Daisaku Kimura and editing by Akira Suzuki. The film has a running time of 156 minutes. It was released on 17th November 1980 in English,Japanese,French and German languages. Virus was made on a budget of ¥2 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Toho.