Sinking of Japan (日本沈没; Nihon Chinbotsu) was a a 2006 remake of 1973 film Japan Sinks, based on a fictional novel by Sakyo Komatsu. The new movie was directed by Shinji Higuchi and starred Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Kou Shibasaki etc.
The story is about Japan sinking into the sea due to tectonic plates’ motions… and time is running out for the Japanese as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis began to devour the soil.
Toshi (Tsuyoshi), a scientist who helped in the discovery, and rescue-worker Reiko (Shibasaki) bumped into one another during the crisis, and romance blossomed in between.
As the situation worsened for Japan, Toshi is granted an opportunity to leave the country, but Reiko decided to stay in Japan to help the needed instead of following Toshi to safety.
When Toshi is pondering to leave the country (or not), scientists found out that Japan still had a chance of survival, and Toshi is the only one that could save Japan from destruction. There’s a price to pay though…
Despite its box office success, Sinking of Japan received mixed reviews from film critics; a sarcastic award actually named it the worse movie of the year. I think the movie is ok though; perhaps because I’m a disaster movie freak lol.
Sinking of Japan team
Director: Shinji Higuchi ~ Screenplay: Masato Kato ~ Music: Taro Iwashiro ~ Cinematography: Taro Kawazu ~ Cast: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kou Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Daichi, Mitsuhuri Oikawa, Mayuko Fukuda, Hideko Yoshida, Akira Emoto, Jun Kunimura, Kôji Ishizaka.
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