5.6 / 10(34 votes)IMDb20062h 15m$47.6M Worldwide GrossJapan

Japan Sinks

日本沈没

Drama Thriller Adventure Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.

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Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes

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The Sinking Of Japan Trailer

Type: Trailer • Published 2006-10-30

Top Cast

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Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Toshio Onodera

Ko Shibasaki

Reiko Abe

Etsushi Toyokawa

Yusuke Tadokoro

Mao Daichi

Saori Takamori

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Yuki Tatsuya

Mayuko Fukuda

Misaki Kuraki

Hideko Yoshida

Tamae Tanokura

Akira Emoto

Professor Fukuhara

Jun Kunimura

Acting Prime Minister Kyosuke Nozaki

Koji Ishizaka

Prime Minister Naoyuki Yamamoto

Kenichi Endo

Shinichiro Nakada

Takeshi Katō

Professor Yamashiro

Moyoco Anno

Yamashiro's Daughter

Hideaki Anno

Yamashiro's Son in Law

Harutoshi Fukui

Narushi Ikeda

Dr. Saito

Tae Kimura

Yoshimi Kuraki

Kazuo Kitamura

Minister of Justice

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Release History & Theatrical Window

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

September 27, 2011

Physical Home Media

Financials & Box Office Performance

Released

Production Budget

Undisclosed

Filming & production cost

Worldwide Gross

$47.6M

Total global ticket sales

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Shinji Higuchi
Screenplay & Story: Masato Katō
Original Title: 日本沈没
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 2h 15m
Worldwide Gross: $47.6M
Production Studios: dentsu, J-dream, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TOHO, TBS, Stardust Pictures

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Shinji Higuchi

Screenplay & Story

Masato Katō, Sakyo Komatsu

Director of Photography

Taro Kawazu

Film Editing

Hiroshi Okuda

Producers

Kazuya Hamana, Toshiaki Nakazawa

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Sakyo Komatsu

Department Leadership Roster

Shinji Higuchi

Director

Taro Kawazu

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Okuda

Editor

Yasuaki Harada

Production Design

Toshiaki Nakazawa

Producer

Masato Katō

Screenplay

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Germany (FSK)16

FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.

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