Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan

143 mins | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction | Dec. 29, 1973

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.

Submersion of Japan

143 mins | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction | Dec. 29, 1973

Submersion of Japan
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.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Toho Pictures, Inc., Toho Eizo Co.
Original title 日本沈没
Directors Shirô Moritani
Writers Sakyo Komatsu, Shinobu Hashimoto

Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

as Dr. Tadokoro

Hiroshi Fujioka

as Onodera Toshio

Ayumi Ishida

as Abe Reiko

Tetsurō Tamba

as Prime Minister Yamamoto

Shôgo Shimada

as Old man Watari

John Fujioka

as Narita

Andrew Hughes

as Australian Prime Minister

Franz Gruber

as United Nations Committee member

Nobuo Nakamura

as Japanese Ambassador

Haruo Nakajima

as Prime Minister's Chauffeur

Hideaki Nitani

as Dr. Nakata

Isao Natsuyagi

as Yuki

Yûsuke Takita

as Assistant Professor Yukinaga

Tomoyuki Tanaka

as Government official (uncredited)