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Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan

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Overview

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.

Directed by Shirō Moritani
Written by Shinobu Hashimoto, Sakyo Komatsu
Box OfficeBudget: $18.6MRevenue: $49.7M

Top 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

A

Andrew Hughes

Australian Prime Minister

F

Franz Gruber

United Nations Committee member

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Japanese Ambassador

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Prime Minister's Chauffeur

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknatural disasterearthquakedisastertokusatsu

About Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan is a thriller, science fiction, drama film released in 1973 exploring themes of based on novel or book, natural disaster, earthquake, disaster, tokusatsu. Directed by Shirō Moritani, it stars Keiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka, Ayumi Ishida. 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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