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Submersion of Japan
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Submersion of Japan 1973 Directed by Shirō Moritani 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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Budget $18,596,000
Revenue $49,651,320
Release Date 29 December 1973
143 mins
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
Andrew Hughes Australian Prime Minister
Franz Gruber
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)
Crew
Director
Shirō Moritani
Shirō Moritani
Writer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Executive Producers
Osamu Tanaka
Osamu Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cinematography
Hiroshi Murai
Hiroshi Murai
Daisaku Kimura
Daisaku Kimura
Composer
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Editor
Michiko Ikeda
Michiko Ikeda
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Akihiko Iguchi
Akihiko Iguchi
Visual Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
Original Writer
Sakyo Komatsu
Sakyo Komatsu