Umizaru 3: The Last Message

2010 · Movie · 129 minAdaptation

More from TOHOMore advocacy-driven than 55% of Action titles →
IMDBTMDB
Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young men 1

Umizaru 3: The Last Message's audience scores lean most toward young men at 98 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 81 of 100 for faithfulness, a closely faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 4. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 5 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
  1. 1
    Audience scoreyoung men 98 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  2. 2
    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    FaithfulnessFaithfulness 81 of 100 — a closely faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
  4. 4
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 77.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
  5. 5
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 5 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

WhatSphere presents the sourced record; it does not cast the judgement. Every statement above is drawn from a stored, sourced row — shown beside it — and nothing is asserted beyond what those receipts support.

Verified July 1, 2026Scores accuracy-checked against current data.Think a score is wrong? Submit a correction.
Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men98
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
98
Young Women
28
Older Men
72
Older Women
2
Loading factors...

Audience Representation

White
40
Black
46
Hispanic
48
Asian
77
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
50
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

Faithfulness
81

Advocacy

Advocacy5
Entertainment

Source Material

Source material for this title, with author, type, publication year, and purchase link
TitleAuthorTypeYearPurchase link
UmizaruShuho Satomanga1998

Synopsis

While a menacing typhoon approaches, an accident at the giant natural gas plant Regalia occurs. Japan Coast Guard rescue divers Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito), Tetsuya Yoshioka (Ryuta Sato) and engineer Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi (Masaya Kato) head together to the gas plant. During their rescue efforts an explosion occurs that traps Daisuke, Natsu Nishizawa Kazue Fukiishi and worker Hisayoneo Kizima (Gaku Hamada). Daisuke then looks for a way out for his party with a man he just meets Takuya Hotori. Because of the typhoon, even a helicopter cannot approach the Regalia. Meanwhile, at the head office of the Japan Coast Guard, the Japanese coast guard tries to find a way to rescue the trapped people, but the government officials put national interests first. Tension arises between these two parties. Daisuke's wife Tamakisai Senzaki (Ai Kato) prays for the safe return of Daisuke not only for her sake, but for their new born son.

Score version: v1Data confidence: 75%How are scores calculated?

What did the audience think? Rate Umizaru 3: The Last Message — every voice counts equally, no account needed. Clean reviews appear instantly.

Lineage and popularity

AdaptationSource work
Umizaru (1998) — Shuho Sato

Open Library

Faithfulness 81. Copied from title_sphere_scores for display beside source lineage. Joins do not write this value.


What Changed from the Source

The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.

Source faithfulness: 81/100

Compare Umizaru 3: The Last Message

Put its audience profile side by side with any other title.

Compare with…

Advocacy Over Time in Action

The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

25507519642026
Average advocacy score of Action titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
196432
196543
196604
196822
197002
197104
197232
197329
197503
197742
197923
198045
198143
198215
198337
1984411
198527
1986210
1987214
198814
1989110
199015
199119
199228
1993211
1994214
1995311
199619
1997413
1998210
1999313
2000111
2001220
2002317
2003414
2004319
2005418
2006323
2007318
2008322
200949
201078
2011512
2012910
2013716
2014109
20151016
2016209
20171417
20181520
20191618
20201413
20211425
20222032
20231725
20241232
2025535
2026530
This title (2010)51

● This title (2010): advocacy 5 · explore Action →

Cast & Crew

Eiichiro Hasumi (director) · Akira Sako (director)