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'''''Sinking of Japan''''' {{Nihongo|日本沈没|Nippon Chinbutsu}} is a [[2006]] [[tokusatsu]] disaster film co-produced by [[Shogakukan]], TBS, MBS, Dentsu, Mainichi Newspapers, J dream, Stardust Pictures, [[Toho]], and SEDIC International. It is a remake of the [[1973]] Toho film ''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' and, like its predecessor, adapts the disaster novel ''Japan Sinks'' by [[Sakyo Komatsu]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on July 15, 2006.
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'''''Sinking of Japan''''' {{Nihongo|日本沈没|Nihon Chinbotsu|lit. "''Japan Sinks''"}} is a [[2006]] [[tokusatsu]] disaster film directed by [[Shinji Higuchi]] and written by Izuru Narushima and Masato Kato based on [[Sakyo Komatsu]]'s [[1973]] novel ''[[Japan Sinks]]'', with special effects by [[Makoto Kamiya]]. It is funded by the ''Sinking of Japan'' Production Committee—consisting of TBS, [[Toho]], SEDIC International, Dentsu, J dream, Stardust Pictures, MBS, [[Shogakukan]], and The Mainichi Newspapers Co.—and produced by SEDIC International, with special effects produced by the [[Tokusatsu Lab]]. The film stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ko Shibasaki, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Mayuko Fukuda, Hideko Yoshida, Akira Emoto, [[Jun Kunimura]], Koji Ishizaka, Etsushi Toyokawa, and Mao Daichi. Toho released it to [[Japan]]ese theaters on July 15, 2006.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Staff==
==Staff==
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{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by|[[Shinji Higuchi]]
|Directed by|[[Shinji Higuchi]]
|Written by|Masato Kato
|Associate director|[[Katsuro Onoue]]
|Based on the Story ''Japan Sinks'' by|[[Sakyo Komatsu]]
|Written by|Izuru Narushima, Masato Kato
|Based on the novel ''[[Japan Sinks]]'' by|[[Sakyo Komatsu]]
|Chief executive producer|Kunikatsu Kondo
|Executive producers|Yoshishige Shimatani, Yuji Shimamoto, Hiromu Kitagawa, Yoshiro Hosono, Manabu Hisayasu, Osamu Kamei, Teruo Tsuneda
|Co-executive producer|Kazuya Hamana
|Produced by|Toshiaki Nakazawa
|Produced by|Toshiaki Nakazawa
|Executive Producing by|Kazuya Hamana
|Associate producer|Tomoyuki Tsuruoka
|Assistant producer|Tamako Tsujimoto
|Line producer|Koji Yoshida
|Visual effects producer|Tetsuo Oya
|Music by|Taro Iwashiro
|Music by|Taro Iwashiro
|Theme song "Keep Holding U" performed by|SunMin thanX Kubota
*Theme song "Keep Holding U"  
|*Lyrics and Composed by|Toshinobu Kubota
|*Performed by|SunMin thanX Kubota
|*Written and composed by|Toshinobu Kubota
|*Arranged by|Yoichiro Kakizaki
|Cinematography by|Taro Kawazu
|Cinematography by|Taro Kawazu
|Edited by|Hiroshi Okuda
|Edited by|Hiroshi Okuda
|Production Design by|Yasuaki Harada, Takumi Tanji
|Production design by|Yasuaki Harada
|Assistant Directing by|Kimiyoshi Odachi
|First assistant director|Kimiyoshi Adachi
|Special Effects by|[[Makoto Kamiya]], Yoshikazu Ishi, Hideaki Murakami
|Director of special effects|[[Makoto Kamiya]]
|Special effects supervisor|[[Katsuro Onoue]]
|First assistant directors of special effects|[[Yoshikazu Ishii]], Hideaki Murakami
|Visual effects supervisors|Atsuki Sato, Takashi Tanaka, Nobutaka Doki
|Vice-VFX supervisors|Minami Tsujino, Kensuke Yamamoto
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[wikipedia:Mitsubishi H-60|UH-60J Black Hawk]]
*[[wikipedia:Mitsubishi H-60|UH-60J Black Hawk]]
*[[wikipedia:Kawasaki C-1|Kawasaki C-1]]
*[[wikipedia:Kawasaki C-1|Kawasaki C-1]]
*[[wikipedia:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|RF-4E Phantom]]
*[[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]]
*[[Mitsubishi F-4EJ Phantom II|Mitsubishi RF-4EJ Phantom II]]
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Sinking of Japan/Gallery}}
{{Main|Sinking of Japan/Gallery}}
==Alternate titles==
==Alternate titles==
*'''''The Sinking of Japan''''' (European video title)
*'''''Japan Sinks''''' (literal Japanese title)
*'''''The Sinking of Japan''''' (European video title, ''El hundimiento de Japón''; Spain)
*'''''Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan''''' (European video title)
*'''''Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan''''' (European video title)
*'''''2012: Death of the Empire''''' (''2012: Гибель Империи'', Russia; ''2012: A Birodalom halála'', Hungary)
==Theatrical releases==
==Theatrical releases==
*[[Japan]] - July 15, 2006
*[[Japan]] - July 15, 2006
*Hong Kong - August 15, 2006
*[[Hong Kong]] - August 15, 2006
*South Korea - August 31, 2006
*South Korea - August 31, 2006
*China - September 1, 2006
*[[China]] - September 1, 2006
*Singapore - October 26, 2006
*Singapore - October 26, 2006
*Thailand - November 16, 2006
*Thailand - November 16, 2006
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==Video releases==
==Video releases==
'''Vendetta Films''' DVD (2006)
'''Vendetta Films''' DVD (2006)
 
*'''Region:''' 4
* '''Region:''' 4
*'''Discs:''' 1
* '''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese
* '''Audio:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese, English
* '''Subtitles:''' Japanese, English
*'''Special features:''' Theatrical trailer and image gallery
* '''Special features:''' theatrical trailer and image gallery


'''Geneon Entertainment''' DVD (2007)
'''Geneon Entertainment''' DVD (2007)
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*'''Audio:''' Japanese (5.1 Surround, DTS-HD 5.1)
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (5.1 Surround, DTS-HD 5.1)
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary by Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shinji Higuchi, TV Spot and theatrical trailer, Shinji Higuchi featurette
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary by Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shinji Higuchi, TV spot and theatrical trailer, Shinji Higuchi featurette
 
'''Edko Films''' DVD (2007)
'''Edko Films''' DVD (2007)
*'''Region:''' 3
*'''Region:''' 3
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*'''Audio:''' Japanese (5.1 Surround, DTS-HD 5.1)
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (5.1 Surround, DTS-HD 5.1)
*'''Subtitles:''' Cantonese, English
*'''Subtitles:''' Cantonese, English
'''Long Shong''' DVD (2007)
'''Long Shong''' DVD (2007)
*'''Region:''' 3
*'''Region:''' 3
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*'''Audio:''' Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
*'''Subtitles:''' Mandarin
*'''Subtitles:''' Mandarin
'''MVM Entertainment''' DVD (2010)
'''MVM Entertainment''' DVD (2010)
*'''Region:''' 2
*'''Region:''' 2
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*'''Audio:''' Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
*'''Subtitles:''' English
*'''Subtitles:''' English
'''Zylo''' Blu-ray (2011)
'''Zylo''' Blu-ray (2011)
*'''Region:''' B/2
*'''Region:''' B/2
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==Trivia==
== Trivia ==
*''Sinking of Japan'' is the third ''Japan Sinks'' adaptation that Toho has been attached to, after the [[1973]] [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]/[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]] film ''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' and the [[1974]] Toho Eizo/TBS television series ''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]''.
 
*A parody of ''Sinking of Japan'' directed by [[Minoru Kawasaki]], entitled ''[[The World Sinks Except Japan]]'', was released less than two months after it. Its special effects were produced by Tokusatsu Lab, the same company as ''Sinking of Japan''{{'}}s.
* [[Minoru Kawasaki]] created a spoof of ''Sinking of Japan'' titled ''The World Sinks Except Japan''.
 
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115559/http://nc06.jp/ Official website (archived).]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115559/http://nc06.jp/ Official website (archived).]
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Sinking of Japan
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Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Japan Sinks (2006)
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Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Producer Kunikatsu Kondo et al.
Written by Izuru Narushima, Masato Kato;
Sakyo Komatsu (original novel)
Music by Taro Iwashiro
Funded by Sinking of Japan Production Committee
Production companies SEDIC International,
Tokusatsu Lab
Distributor TohoJP
Rating PG-13
Running time 134 minutesJP
(2 hours, 14 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1
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Sinking of Japan (日本沈没,   Nihon Chinbotsu, lit. "Japan Sinks") is a 2006 tokusatsu disaster film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written by Izuru Narushima and Masato Kato based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1973 novel Japan Sinks, with special effects by Makoto Kamiya. It is funded by the Sinking of Japan Production Committee—consisting of TBS, Toho, SEDIC International, Dentsu, J dream, Stardust Pictures, MBS, Shogakukan, and The Mainichi Newspapers Co.—and produced by SEDIC International, with special effects produced by the Tokusatsu Lab. The film stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ko Shibasaki, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Mayuko Fukuda, Hideko Yoshida, Akira Emoto, Jun Kunimura, Koji Ishizaka, Etsushi Toyokawa, and Mao Daichi. Toho released it to Japanese theaters on July 15, 2006.

Plot

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Staff

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  • Directed by   Shinji Higuchi
  • Associate director   Katsuro Onoue
  • Written by   Izuru Narushima, Masato Kato
  • Based on the novel Japan Sinks by   Sakyo Komatsu
  • Chief executive producer   Kunikatsu Kondo
  • Executive producers   Yoshishige Shimatani, Yuji Shimamoto, Hiromu Kitagawa, Yoshiro Hosono, Manabu Hisayasu, Osamu Kamei, Teruo Tsuneda
  • Co-executive producer   Kazuya Hamana
  • Produced by   Toshiaki Nakazawa
  • Associate producer   Tomoyuki Tsuruoka
  • Assistant producer   Tamako Tsujimoto
  • Line producer   Koji Yoshida
  • Visual effects producer   Tetsuo Oya
  • Music by   Taro Iwashiro
  • Theme song "Keep Holding U"
    • Performed by   SunMin thanX Kubota
    • Written and composed by   Toshinobu Kubota
    • Arranged by   Yoichiro Kakizaki
  • Cinematography by   Taro Kawazu
  • Edited by   Hiroshi Okuda
  • Production design by   Yasuaki Harada
  • First assistant director   Kimiyoshi Adachi
  • Director of special effects   Makoto Kamiya
  • Special effects supervisor   Katsuro Onoue
  • First assistant directors of special effects   Yoshikazu Ishii, Hideaki Murakami
  • Visual effects supervisors   Atsuki Sato, Takashi Tanaka, Nobutaka Doki
  • Vice-VFX supervisors   Minami Tsujino, Kensuke Yamamoto

Appearances

Weapons, vehicles, and races

Gallery

Main article: Sinking of Japan/Gallery.

Alternate titles

  • Japan Sinks (literal Japanese title)
  • The Sinking of Japan (European video title, El hundimiento de Japón; Spain)
  • Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (European video title)
  • 2012: Death of the Empire (2012: Гибель Империи, Russia; 2012: A Birodalom halála, Hungary)

Theatrical releases

  • Japan - July 15, 2006
  • Hong Kong - August 15, 2006
  • South Korea - August 31, 2006
  • China - September 1, 2006
  • Singapore - October 26, 2006
  • Thailand - November 16, 2006
  • Philippines - August 1, 2007

Video releases

Vendetta Films DVD (2006)

  • Region: 4
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: Japanese, English
  • Special features: Theatrical trailer and image gallery

Geneon Entertainment DVD (2007)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (5.1 Surround, DTS-HD 5.1)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: Audio commentary by Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shinji Higuchi, TV spot and theatrical trailer, Shinji Higuchi featurette

Edko Films DVD (2007)

  • Region: 3
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (5.1 Surround, DTS-HD 5.1)
  • Subtitles: Cantonese, English

Long Shong DVD (2007)

  • Region: 3
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Subtitles: Mandarin

MVM Entertainment DVD (2010)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Subtitles: English

Zylo Blu-ray (2011)

  • Region: B/2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: French (5.1 Surround)
  • Subtitles: None

Videos

Trailers

Japanese Sinking of Japan trailer
Japanese Sinking of Japan trailer
German dubbed Sinking of Japan trailer

Trivia

External links

Comments

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