Submersion of Japan
Submersion of Japan

Movie·1973·2h 23m

Submersion of Japan

Directed By

Shirō Moritani

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 日本沈没

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.

Written By

Shinobu Hashimoto

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka, Osamu Tanaka

Cinematography

Daisaku Kimura

Music

Masaru Satō

Editor

Michiko Ikeda

Themes

based on novel or booknatural disasterearthquakedisastertokusatsu

Production House

Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Toho Pictures
TOHO
Far East Laboratory

Audience Score

70%

22 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Dr. Tadokoro

Hiroshi Fujioka

Hiroshi Fujioka

Onodera Toshio

Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida

Abe Reiko

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Prime Minister Yamamoto

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Old man Watari

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Narita

Andrew Hughes

Australian Prime Minister

Franz Gruber

United Nations Committee member

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Japanese Ambassador

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Prime Minister's Chauffeur

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Dr. Nakata

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Yuki

Yūsuke Takita

Yūsuke Takita

Assistant Professor Yukinaga

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Government official (uncredited)

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Crew

Shirō Moritani

Director

Michiko Ikeda

Editor

Daisaku Kimura

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Murai

Director of Photography

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Osamu Tanaka

Executive Producer

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

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