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Japan Sinks (2006)
Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Twitter Facebook Google+Disaster | Thriller | Science Fiction
Overview
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.
Length 135 minutes
Actors
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | Kou Shibasaki | Etsushi Toyokawa | Mao Daichi | Mitsuhiro Oikawa | Mayuko Fukuda | Hideko Yoshida | Akira Emoto | Jun Kunimura | Kôji Ishizaka | Ken'ichi Endô | Takeshi Katô | Harutoshi Fukui | Narushi Ikeda | Tae Kimura | Kazuo Kitamura | Kanji Tsuda | Ai Maeda | Takashi Matsuo | Seminosuke Murasugi | Naomasa Musaka | Aiko Nagayama | Shirô Namiki | Koji Okura | Eriko Satô | Pierre Taki | Toru Tezuka | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Emi Wada | Kenichi Yajima | Tatsuo Yamada | Hiroshi Ohguchi | Taro Ishida | Hideaki Anno | Moyoko Anno | Haruka Uchimura
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/25/2021 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
aka SINKING OF JAPAN, a loose remake of the 1973 film with the same title. Not sure why someone went around and updated the title to “JAPAN SINKS” for all these films but maybe to align w/the recent anime series? Guess it is the actual translated title. Anyways, this isn’t very good. Watchable but too much melodrama and lulls that remove any intensity or thrills from the dire situation. The movie gets so bogged down by unneeded drama and relationship issues instead of just being a disaster thriller. Overly long and not compelling. I do like Ko Shibasaki as the rescue team member that refuses to leave Japan bc some dude loves her and wants to “save” her. Fuck that noise.
Oh worth noting that Mao Daichi is one of the primary government officials and looks A-mazing at 50yo. I recognized her from R100. She looked great in that, too. This broadcast film was part of the Shinji Higuchi birthday marathon on DKUTV.
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