Sinking of Japan (2006)

Sinking of Japan is a Japanese disaster movie directed by Shinji Higuchi. It’s a remake of a 1973 film which was based on a 1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu. The film was released by Toho in Japan on July 15, 2006.

In the film, Japan is on the verge of being destroyed by a combination of tidal waves and violent volcanic eruptions. With millions of people killed or left stranded, all of the nation’s hopes are pinned to one dangerous plan. In order to save his country and the woman he loves, a submarine pilot is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Movie info

Original title: 日本沈没
Transliterated title: Nihon Chinbotsu
Release date: July 15, 2006

Region 2 PAL DVD (English subtitles)
Label: MVM Entertainment (UK)
Out: Mar 8, 2010
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Region 3 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Edko (Hong Kong)
Out: Feb 1, 2007
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Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
	Kou Shibasaki
	Ai Maeda
	Aiko Nagayama
	Akira Emoto
	Emi Wakui
	Eriko Sato
	Etsushi Toyokawa
	Harutoshi Fukui
	Hideaki Anno
	Hideko Yoshida
	Hiroshi Oguchi
	Jun Kunimura
	Kanji Tsuda
	Kazuo Kitamura
	Kenichi Endo
	Kenichi Yajima
	Koji Ishizaka
	Koji Ohkura
	Mao Daichi
	Mayuko Fukuda
	Mitsuhiro Oikawa
	Moyoco Anno
	Naomasa Musaka
	Narushi Ikeda
	Nobumichi Tosa
	Pierre Taki
	Seminosuke Murasugi
	Shiro Namiki
	Tae Kimura
	Takashi Matsuo
	Takeshi Kato
	Taro Ishida
	Tatsuo Yamada
	Teruko Hanahara
	Tetsuro Tamba
	Toru Tezuka
	Yasuhiro Roppongi
	Yoshiyuki Tomino