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Typhoon Club

Original title: Taifû kurabu

“We're in the gym at midnight, we're in the eye of the typhoon!”

1985 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Shinji Sōmai · Japan · Contemporary Asian Cinema
Drama

Cast

Tomokazu Miura Yuichi Mikami Shigeru Benibayashi Toshiyuki Matsunaga Yûki Kudô Yuka Ohnishi

Credits

Written by: Yuji Kato

Plot

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.

Sinekatalog’s take

Typhoon Club (1985) is a Japanese drama directed by Shinji Sōmai. It won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 1985. It stars Tomokazu Miura, Yuichi Mikami and Shigeru Benibayashi. It runs 115 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (1,686 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.