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Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition

Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition

20205.02h 31m

Overview

The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they know it is flipped upside down when a calamitous earthquake strikes the entire Japanese archipelago—obliterating the face of the country in an instant. With society crumbling around them and their nation gradually sinking into the ocean, the Mutou family must band together to survive the catastrophe. Treading the near-apocalyptic setting, they struggle not only to stay alive, but also to learn the difficulty of coping with loss.

Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Written by Toshio Yoshitaka, Sakyo Komatsu
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Top Cast

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Ayumu Mutō (voice)

Tomo Muranaka

Tomo Muranaka

Gō Mutō (voice)

Yuko Sasaki

Yuko Sasaki

Mari Mutō (voice)

Masaki Terasoma

Masaki Terasoma

Kōichirō Mutō (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Haruki Koga (voice)

Nanako Mori

Nanako Mori

Nami Miura (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Kaito (voice)

Umeji Sasaki

Umeji Sasaki

Kunio Ashida (voice)

George Cockle

George Cockle

Daniel Zakovic (voice)

Tomoko Shiota

Tomoko Shiota

Kanae Murota (voice)

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natural disastersurvivaledited from tv seriesanime

About Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition

Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition is a animation, drama, science fiction film released in 2020 exploring themes of natural disaster, survival, edited from tv series, anime. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, it stars Reina Ueda, Tomo Muranaka, Yuko Sasaki. The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they know it is flipped upside down when a calamitous earthquake strikes the entire Japanese archipelago—obliterating the face of the country in an instant. With society crumbling around them and their nation gradually sinking into the ocean, the Mutou family must band together to survive the catastrophe. Treading the near-apocalyptic setting, they struggle not only to stay alive, but also to learn the difficulty of coping with loss.

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