Thriller ·Science Fiction ·Drama · Japan · 1973 · 2h 23m

Submersion of Japan

日本沈没

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Director
Shirō Moritani
Cast
Keiju Kobayashi as Dr. Tadokoro Hiroshi Fujioka as Onodera Toshio Ayumi Ishida as Abe Reiko Tetsuro Tamba as Prime Minister Yamamoto Shōgo Shimada as Old man Watari John Fujioka as Narita
Crew
Hiroshi Murai — Director of Photography Daisaku Kimura — Director of Photography Michiko Ikeda — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Sakyo Komatsu — Novel
Synopsis

A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booknatural disasterearthquakedisastertokusatsu
Key Collaborators
Shirō Moritani Director Hiroshi Murai Director of Photography Daisaku Kimura Director of Photography Michiko Ikeda Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Sakyo Komatsu Novel Yoshirō Muraki Production Design Akihiko Iguchi Production Design
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