Sinking of Japan (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Shinji Higuchi |
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Kazuya Hamana Toshiaki Nakazawa |
| Written by |
Sakyo Komatsu (Novel) Masato Kato |
| Starring |
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Kou Shibasaki Etsushi Toyokawa Mao Daichi Mitsuhiro Oikawa |
| Music by | Tarō Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Taro Kawazu |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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135 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Sinking of Japan(日本沈没 Nihon Chinbotsu?, lit. "Japan Sinks") is a 2006 tokusatsu film directed by Shinji Higuchi. It is an adaptation of the novel Japan Sinks and a remake of the film Submersion of Japan, both made in the year 1973. It stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kou Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa and Mao Daichi.
The film was released on July 15, 2006. The film is also known under the titles Sinking of Japan and Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan.
It was parodied in Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu ("World Sinks Except Japan").
Submersible pilot Toshio Onodera wakes up pinned inside his car in Numazu after an earthquake wreaks havoc in the city and nearby Suruga Bay. As aftershock triggers an explosion, a rescue helicopter led by Reiko Abe saves him and a young girl named Misaki.
In Tokyo, geologists and volcanologists around the world become concerned about Japan; one predicts that the archipelagic nation will sink within 40 years. Japanese geoscientist Yusuke Tadokoro doubts the prediction and analyzes rocks in Kyushu, Hokkaido and Mangaia of the Cook Islands, where he hypothesizes that the rock came from the ancient continent of Japan after it split from Pangaea thousands of years ago. Tadokoro realizes Japan will sink in 338.54 days (which is less than a year) instead of the original 40-year estimate. Tadokoro reports his theory to the Cabinet, recommending immediate action, but none of the ministers are convinced. He is ejected from the chamber, but not before he angrily explains to everyone how Japan will sink, with the destruction of the Fossa Magna and the eruption of Mount Fuji as the climax.
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