The Submersion of Japan
The Submersion of Japan
日本沈没
Nippon Chinbotsu
Japan Sunk
Also known as | Tidal Wave |
Director | Shiro Moritani |
Special Effects Director | Teruyoshi Nakano |
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Fumio Tanaka |
Original Story | Sakyo Komatsu |
Screenplay | Shinobu Hashimoto |
Photography |
Hiroshi Murai Daisuke Kimura |
Music | Masaru Sato |
Art | Yoshiro Muraki |
Sound | Toshiya Ban |
Lighting | Kojiro Sato |
Assistant Director | Koji Hashimoto |
Editor | Michiko Ikeda |
Special Effects Art | Yasuyuki Inoue |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 29, 1973 |
Runtime | 140 minutes |
日本沈没 Nippon Chinbotsu Japan Sunk |
Director | Shiro Moritani |
Special Effects Director | Teruyoshi Nakano |
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Fumio Tanaka |
Original Story | Sakyo Komatsu |
Screenplay | Shinobu Hashimoto |
Photography |
Hiroshi Murai Daisuke Kimura |
Music | Masaru Sato |
Art | Yoshiro Muraki |
Sound | Toshiya Ban |
Lighting | Kojiro Sato |
Assistant Director | Koji Hashimoto |
Editor | Michiko Ikeda |
Special Effects Art | Yasuyuki Inoue |
Also known as | Tidal Wave |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 29, 1973 |
Runtime | 140 minutes |
Tadokoro, a geologist, investigates the sudden disappearance of a small island off the coast of Japan. He finds that the geological plate supporting the Japanese islands is being pulled under by the Pacific plate, and Japan itself will eventually sink into the ocean. A great earthquake strikes Tokyo, killing millions of people. Despite the mounting evidence and increasing geological activity, the Japanese government is reluctant to take action. Tadokoro goes public with his findings, announcing that Japan will be completely submerged in 10 months.
The Prime Minister is forced to act quickly, negotiating with neighboring countries to take in Japanese refugees. Societal and economic concerns stymie these efforts, and far too few Japanese are able to escape. When Mount Fuji erupts, the submersion begins to accelerate. When the world realizes that Japan has far less time than Tadokoro’s 10 months, their fleets come together in a massive attempt to rescue as many Japanese as possible.
The island of Honshu is ripped in half by another massive earthquake. Rescue efforts are called off in light of the increasingly volatile situation. Several million people remain, unable to flee. The Prime Minister encounters Tadokoro among them; the geologist has decided to remain and die with Japan, and entrusts the minister with the future of their people. Finally, Japan sinks under the ocean, leaving the Japanese race without a homeland.
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast
Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro
Jinzo Yamamoto
Toshio Onodera
Reiko Abe
Kunieda
Tatsuya Yuki
Hanae
Envoy Nozaki
Hideo Yoshimura
Professor Nobuhiko Yukinaga
Secretary Mimura
Kataoka
Secretary of State
Onodera's Brother
Minister of Defense
Professor Yamashiro
Helicopter Pilot
Minister of Science
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Mrs. Yamamoto
Oceanographer
Minister of Trade
Minister of Construction
Emergency HQ Chief
UN Ambassador
Foreign Minister
Emergency HQ Official
Helicopter Pilot
Emergency HQ Official
Disaster Prevention Center Director
Australian Prime Minister
Kazunari Nakata
Watari
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
Refugee on Train
Professor Hitoshi Takeuchi
製作 Producer |
田中友幸 Tomoyuki Tanaka |
田中文雄 Fumio Tanaka |
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原作 Original Story |
小松左京 Sakyo Komatsu |
光文社 カッパ・ノベルス Kobunsha Corporation Kappa Novels |
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脚本 Screenplay |
橋本忍 Shinobu Hashimoto |
撮影 Photography |
村井博 Hiroshi Murai |
木村大作 Daisuke Kimura |
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音楽 Music |
佐藤勝 Masaru Sato |
美術 Art |
村木与四郎 Yoshiro Muraki |
録音 Sound |
伴利也 Toshiya Ban |
照明 Lighting |
佐藤幸次郎 Kojiro Sato |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
橋本幸治 Koji Hashimoto |
編集 Editor |
池田美千子 Michiko Ikeda |
スチール Stills |
石月美徳 Yoshinori Ishizuki |
現像 Developing |
東洋現像所 Toyo Laboratory |
協力 Cooperation |
日本海洋産業株式会社 Japan Marine Industry Co., Ltd. |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
森知貴秀 Takahide Morichi |
特殊技術 Special Effects |
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撮影 Photography |
富岡素敬 Motoyoshi Tomioka |
美術 Art |
井上泰幸 Yasuyuki Inoue |
照明 Lighting |
森本正邦 Masakuni Morimoto |
光学撮影 Optical Photography |
宮西武史 Takeshi Miyanishi |
合成 Synthesis |
三瓶一信 Kazunobu Sanpei |
操演 Physical Effects |
松本光司 Koji Matsumoto |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
田淵吉男 Yoshio Tabuchi |
特殊効果 Sound Effects |
渡辺忠昭 Tadaaki Watanabe |
スチール Still |
田中一清 Kazukiyo Tanaka |
整音 Dubing |
東宝録音センター Toho Sound Center |
効果 Effects |
東宝効果集団 Toho Effects Group |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
篠田啓助 Keisuke Shinoda |
特別スタッフ Special Staff |
竹内均 (東京大学教授) Takeuchi Hira (Professor, Tokyo University) |
奈須紀幸 (東京大学教授) Nori Nasu (Professor, Tokyo University) |
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大崎順彦 (東京大学教授) Haruhiko Osaki (Professor, Tokyo University) |
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諏訪彰 (気象研究所地震研究部長) Akira Suwa (Director, Earthquake Research Institute, Meteorological Research Institute) |
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出演者 Performers |
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小林桂樹 Keiju Kobayashi |
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丹波哲郎 Tetsuro Tanba |
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藤岡弘 Hiroshi Fujioka |
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いしだあゆみ Ayumi Ishida |
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中丸忠雄 Tadao Nakamaru |
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夏八木勲 Isao Natsuyama |
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角ゆり子 Yuriko Sumi |
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中村伸郎 Nobuo Nakamura |
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神山繁 Shigeru Koyama |
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滝田裕介 Yusuke Takita |
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加藤和夫 Kazuo Kato |
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村井国夫 Kunio Murai |
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垂水悟郎 Goro Tarumi |
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新田昌玄 Shogen Nitta |
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森幹太 Kanta Mori |
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高橋昌也 Masaya Takahashi |
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地井武男 Takeo Chii |
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鈴木瑞穂 Mizuho Suzuki |
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細川俊夫 Toshio Hosokawa |
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斉藤美和 Miwa Saito |
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中条静夫 Shizuo Chusho |
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森下哲夫 Tetsuo Morishita |
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梶哲也 Tetsuya Kaji |
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名古屋章 Akira Nagoya |
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松下達夫 Tatsuo Matsushita |
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河村弘二 Koji Kawamura |
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近藤準 Ken Konda |
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宮島誠 Makoto Miyajima |
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大久保正信 Masanobu Okubo |
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内田稔 Minoru Uchida |
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早川雄三 Yuzo Hayakawa |
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和田文夫 Ayao Wada |
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石井宏明 Hiroaki Ishii |
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稲垣昭三 Shozo Inagaki |
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中村哲 Tetsu Nakamura |
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伊東光一 Koichi Ito |
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斉藤英雄 Hideo Saito |
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吉水慶 Kei Yoshimizu |
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中田勉 Tsutomu Nakata |
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大木史朗 Shiro Oki |
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山本武 Takeshi Yamamoto |
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今井和雄 Kazuo Imai |
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鈴木治夫 Haruo Suzuki |
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田中志幸 Shiko Tanaka |
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永島岳 Gaku Nagashima |
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津田光男 Mitsuo Tsuda |
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磐木吉二郎 Kichijiro Iwagi |
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中島光之助 Konosuke Nakajima |
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大杉雄二 Yuji Osugi |
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熊谷卓三 Takuzo Kumagai |
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小松英三郎 Eizaburo Komatsu |
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門脇三郎 Saburo Kadowaki |
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草間璋夫 Akio Kusama |
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大西康雅 Yasumasa Onishi |
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服部妙子 Taeko Hattori |
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林由香 Yuka Hayashi |
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川口節子 Setsuko Kawaguchi |
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小林伊津子 Ichiko Kobayashi |
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高橋久美江 Kumie Takahashi |
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鳥居功靖 Isao Torii |
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山野辺敦 Atsushi Yamanobe |
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アンドリュウ・ヒューズ Andrew Hughes |
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バン・ヘンリー Ban Henry |
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チャールズ・シームス Charles Sheems |
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二谷英明 Hideaki Nitani |
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島田正吾 Shogo Shimada |
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特技監督 Special Effects Director |
中野昭慶 Teruyoshi Nakano |
監督 Director |
森谷司郎 Shiro Moritani |