252: Signal of Life (2008)
At some point in the distant future, a massive, catastrophic earthquake strikes Tokyo, causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically and the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history to sweep toward the city and inundate it with water. The Tokyo Fire Department and its team of crack rescuers swing into action, and shortly after they do, a distress call arises from an underground subway station - with repeated indications of the rescue code, 252 252, and the exclamation "We Have Survivors." It soon becomes apparent that the local rescue squad must attempt to save the survivors, doing so at the expense of their own lives and safety. Written by Nathan Southern
Director:
Nobuo Mizuta
Writers:
Nobuo Mizuta, Hiroshi Saito, Tetsuya Oishi.
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Hideaki Ito as Yƫji Shinohara |
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Seiyo Uchino as Shizuma Shinohara |
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Takayuki Yamada as Makoto Shigemura |
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Yuichi Kimura as Keisuke Fujii |
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Yeon Min-ji as Kim Sumin |
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Ayane Omori as Shiori Shinohara |
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Yuu Kashii as Saki Umino |
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Taro Yamamoto as Tatsuya Miyauchi |
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Tetta Sugimoto as Tetsushi Mashiba |
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Sachiko Sakurai as Yumi Shinohara |
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Satoshi Matsuda as Ippei Aoki |
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Jiro Takasaki as |
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Masataka Tsutsumi as |
| Writing | Nobuo Mizuta | Screenplay |
| Directing | Nobuo Mizuta | Director |
| Writing | Yoichi Komori | Novel |
| Writing | Hiroshi Saito | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tetsuro Sano | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jun'ichi Kikuchi | Editor |
| Editing | Takashi Sato | Editor |
| Art | Tsuyoshi Shimizu | Production Design |
| Sound | Taro Iwashiro | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Junichiro Hayashi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Seiji Okuda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Takahiro Sato | Producer |
| Production | Atsuyuki Shimoda | Producer |
| Production | Tetsuya Sakashita | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Etsuko Egawa | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Issei Oda | VFX Supervisor |
| Writing | Tetsuya Oishi | Screenplay |