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Sinking of Japan
The Japanese poster for
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

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
  • 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

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