Sinking of Japan (2006)
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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 Laboratory. 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.
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Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- 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
- 1st assistant director Kimiyoshi Adachi
- Director of special effects Makoto Kamiya
- Special effects supervisor Katsuro Onoue
- 1st 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
- 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
- LCAC-1
- CH-47J Chinook
- UH-60J Black Hawk
- Kawasaki C-1
- Boeing 747-400
- RF-4EJ 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
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Trivia
- Sinking of Japan is the third Japan Sinks adaptation that Toho has been attached to, after the 1973 Toho Pictures/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 Laboratory, the same company as Sinking of Japan's.
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