Submersion of Japan (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.
Director:
Shirō Moritani
Writer:
Shinobu Hashimoto
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Keiju Kobayashi as Dr. Tadokoro |
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Hiroshi Fujioka as Onodera Toshio |
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Ayumi Ishida as Abe Reiko |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Prime Minister Yamamoto |
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Shōgo Shimada as Old man Watari |
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John Fujioka as Narita |
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Andrew Hughes as Australian Prime Minister |
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Franz Gruber as United Nations Committee member |
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Nobuo Nakamura as Japanese Ambassador |
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Haruo Nakajima as Prime Minister's Chauffeur |
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Hideaki Nitani as Dr. Nakata |
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Isao Natsuyagi as Yuki |
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Yūsuke Takita as Assistant Professor Yukinaga |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka as Government official (uncredited) |
| Directing | Shirō Moritani | Director |
| Camera | Hiroshi Murai | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Daisaku Kimura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michiko Ikeda | Editor |
| Art | Yoshirō Muraki | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Osamu Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sakyo Komatsu | Novel |
| Writing | Shinobu Hashimoto | Screenplay |
| Production | Takahide Morichi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Takao Okawara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Koji Hashimoto | Assistant Director |