Sinking of Japan

Sinking of Japan

Alternate titles

Japan Sinks (2006)
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Directed by

Shinji Higuchi

Producer

Kazuya Hamana (executive),
Toshiaki Nakazawa

Written by

Sakyo Komatsu (story),
Masato Kato (screenplay)

Music by

Taro Iwashiro

Distributor

Toho^JP

Rating

PG-13

Running time

134 minutes^JP
(2 hours, 14 minutes)

Aspect ratio

2.35:1

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Sinking of Japan (日本沈没, Nippon Chinbutsu, lit. Japan Sinks) 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 Japanese theaters on July 15, 2006.

Plot

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Staff

Main article: Sinking of Japan/Credits.

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Written by Masato Kato
Based on the Story Japan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu
Produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa
Executive Producing by Kazuya Hamana
Music by Taro Iwashiro
Theme song "Keep Holding U" performed by SunMin thanX Kubota
- Lyrics and Composed by Toshinobu Kubota
Cinematography by Taro Kawazu
Edited by Hiroshi Okuda
Production Design by Yasuaki Harada, Takumi Tanji
Assistant Directing by Kimiyoshi Odachi
Special Effects by Makoto Kamiya, Yoshikazu Ishi, Hideaki Murakami

Appearances

Weapons, vehicles, and races

Chikyu
Shinkai 6500 (as Wadatsumi 6500)
Shinkai 2000 (as Wadatsumi 2000)
Type 73 Light Truck
Type 73 Medium Truck
Type 73 Large Truck
1 ton Semi-Ambulance
Kohkidohsha HMV
KLX250 reconnaissance autobike
Osumi-class tank landing ship
- JS Osumi
- JS Shimokita
LCAC-1
CH-47J Chinook
UH-60J Black Hawk
Kawasaki C-1
RF-4E Phantom

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

In 2006, Minoru Kawasaki created a spoof of Sinking of Japan titled The World Sinks Except Japan.

External links

Official website (archived).

Films

Godzilla films

Showa era

Godzilla (1954) • Godzilla Raids Again (1955) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) • Son of Godzilla (1967) • Destroy All Monsters (1968) • All Monsters Attack (1969) • Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) • Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) • Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) • Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

Heisei era

The Return of Godzilla (1984) • Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) • Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Millennium era

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) • Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) • Godzilla Final Wars (2004)

Reiwa era

Live action	Shin Godzilla (2016) • Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Animated	GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017) • GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) • GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (2018)

American films

GODZILLA (1998) • Godzilla (2014) • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Short films

"Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley" (1992) • Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) • Godzilla: The Real 4-D (2017) • Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019) • "The Faceless Star" (2019) • Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D (2019) • Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji attraction video (2020) • Godzilla Appears at Godzilla Fest (2020) • Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021) • "The Impact of a Blue Day" (2021) • Godzilla vs. Hedorah (2021) • Godzilla vs. the Tigers (2022) • Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex (2022) • Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022) • "GO YOUR WAY" (2023) • Godzilla vs. Megalon (2023) • Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar (2023)

Gamera films

Shōwa period	Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) • Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) • Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) • Gamera vs. Viras (1968) • Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) • Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) • Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) • Gamera Super Monster (1980)

Heisei period	Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995) • Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) • Gamera the Brave (2006)

Short films	Gamera vs. Garasharp (1991) • GAMERA (2015)

King Kong films

King Kong (1933) • Son of Kong (1933) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • King Kong Escapes (1967) • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives (1986) • The Mighty Kong (1998) • Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) • King Kong (2005) • Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006) • Kong: Skull Island (2017) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Other Toho films

Shōwa period	Ramayana (1940s) • Invisible Man (1954) • Half Human (1955) • Rodan (1956) • The Mysterians (1957) • The H-Man (1958) • Varan (1958) • The Three Treasures (1959) • Battle in Outer Space (1959) • The Secret of the Telegian (1960) • The Human Vapor (1960) • Mothra (1961) • The Last War (1961) • Gorath (1962) • Matango (1963) • Atragon (1963) • Dogora (1964) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) • The Killing Bottle (1967) • Latitude Zero (1969) • Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) • Space Amoeba (1970) • Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) • Submersion of Japan (1973) • ESPY (1974) • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) • The War in Space (1977) • Magnitude 7.9 (1980) • Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) • Princess from the Moon (1987)

Heisei period	Cyber Cop (1989) • Gunhed (1989) • Mikadoroid (1991) • Reiko, Psyche Resurrected (1991) • Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) • Rebirth of Mothra (1996) • Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) • Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) • Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005) • Sinking of Japan (2006) • Go! Godman (2008) • Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015) • Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015)

Reiwa period	Monster Hunter (2020) • The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) • Shin Ultraman (2022) • yokaipedia (2022)

Other Daiei films

The Invisible Man Appears (1949) • Warning from Space (1956) • The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957) • Killer Whale (1962) • Daimajin (1966) • Return of Daimajin (1966) • Wrath of Daimajin (1966) • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)

Other Japanese films

Shōwa period	Japanese King Kong (1933) • The Great Buddha Arrival (1934) • The King Kong that Appeared in Edo (1938) • Magic Serpent (1966) • The X from Outer Space (1967) • Gappa (1967) • The Last Dinosaur (1977) • Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Heisei period	The Cat (1991) • Sakuya (2000) • Wanigon vs. Gamaron (2000) • The Great Yokai War (2005) • Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005) • Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (2008) • Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) • Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster‎ (2009) • Demeking, the Sea Monster (2009) • Raiga: God of the Monsters (2009) • Death Kappa (2010) • The God of Clay (2011) • A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012) • Jellyfish Eyes (2013) • Day of the Kaiju (2014) • Love & Peace (2015) • Kaiju Mono (2016) • The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) • Kaiju Ward Gallas (2019)

Reiwa period	God Raiga vs. King Ohga: War of the Monsters (2019) • The Great Actress Reiko Inui (2019) • Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019) • Monster Seafood Wars (2020) • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (2020) • Nezura 1964 (2021) • Yatsuashi (2021) • What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) • Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022) • AKARI (2022) • Hoshi 35 (2023) • Brush of the God (2024) • "Foodlosslla: What Should Humanity Do!?" (2024) • Kaiju: Island of Fire (TBA)

Miscellaneous

Films	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • The Giant Behemoth (1959) • Gorgo (1961) • Bulgasari (1962) • Gogola (1966) • Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) • Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) • APE (1976) • The Mighty Peking Man (1977) • Pulgasari (1985) • Reptilian (1999) • Cloverfield (2008) • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) • Colossal (2016) • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) • Rampage (2018) • Notzilla (2019) • untitled Cloverfield sequel (TBA)

Documentaries	Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986) • Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998) • GAMERA1999 (1999) • Bringing Godzilla Down to Size (2008) • The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) • Yonggary Chronicle Project (2019) • Godzilla's Leading Ladies (2020)

Fan films	Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) • Gamera 4: Truth (2003) • Waiting for Gorgo (2009) • G vs. G (2019) • Godziban (2019) • Heritage (2020) • Coming Out (2020) • Wolfman vs. Godzilla (TBA)

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-|producer     =Kazuya Hamana {{Small|(Executive)}},<br>Toshiaki Nakazawa
+|producer     =Kazuya Hamana {{Small|(executive)}},<br>Toshiaki Nakazawa
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 *'''''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)
+*'''''2012: Death of the Empire''''' (''2012: Гибель Империи'', Russia; ''2012: A Birodalom halála'', Hungary)
 ==Theatrical releases==
 *[[Japan]] - July 15, 2006
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 *Singapore - October 26, 2006
 *Thailand - November 16, 2006
-*the Philippines - August 1, 2007
+*Philippines - August 1, 2007
 ==Video releases==
 '''Vendetta Films''' DVD (2006)
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 ==Trivia==
-*In 2006, [[Minoru Kawasaki]] created a spoof of ''Sinking of Japan'' titled '''''The World Sinks Except Japan'''''.
+*In 2006, [[Minoru Kawasaki]] created a spoof of ''Sinking of Japan'' titled ''[[The World Sinks Except Japan]]''.
 ==External links==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115559/http://nc06.jp/ Official website (archived).]

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