Submersion of Japan
| Submersion of Japan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shiro Moritani |
| Written by |
Shinobu Hashimoto Sakyo Komatsu (novel) |
| Starring |
Keiju Kobayashi Hiroshi Fujioka Ayumi Ishida |
| Music by | Masaru Sato |
| Cinematography |
Daisaku Kimura Hiroshi Murai |
| Edited by | Michiko Ikeda |
| Distributed by |
Toho (Japan) New World Pictures (US) |
Release dates | December 29, 1973 |
Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $7 million (Japan)[1] |
Submersion of Japan[2] (日本沈没 Nihon Chinbotsu, lit. "Japan Sinks" or "Submersion of Japan") is a 1973 film directed by Shiro Moritani. It is based on the novel Japan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu, published the same year. The film stars Keiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka and Ayumi Ishida. A remake was released in 2006, Sinking of Japan, loosely based on a second section of this series. Komatsu, the author of the novel, made a cameo in the beginning scenes of the movie.
Synopsis
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan. Firestorms burn beautiful Japanese cities to the ground. A weather survey group discovers that the Japanese Archipelago is moving towards the Japanese Trench, which if left to continue on its collision course, would bring the whole island of Japan under the sea.
Cast
- Keiju Kobayashi - Dr. Tadokoro
- Hiroshi Fujioka - Onodera Toshio
- Ayumi Ishida - Abe Reiko
- Rhonda Leigh Hopkins - Fran
- Lorne Greene - Ambassador Warren Richards (U.S. release only)
- Tetsuro Tamba - Prime Minister Yamamoto
- Shogo Shimada - Watari
- John Fujioka - Narita
- Andrew Hughes - Australian Prime Minister
- Nobuo Nakamura - Japanese Ambassador
- Haruo Nakajima - Prime Minister's Chauffeur
- Hideaki Nitani - Dr. Nakata
- Isao Natsuyagi - Yuki
- Yusuke Takita - Assistant Professor Yukinaga
Tidal Wave
| Tidal Wave | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Andrew Meyer Shiro Moritani (Original footage) |
| Starring | Lorne Greene |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures (U.S.) |
Release dates | May 1975 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Box office | $3.5 million (U.S.)[1] |
Roger Corman bought the U.S. rights to the film for his New World Pictures. He cut out a great deal of footage and added new sequences directed by Andrew Meyer starring Lorne Greene as an ambassador at the United Nations. The film was a big success at the U.S. box office.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 80-83
- ↑ "Submersion of Japan". Toho Kingdom. Retrieved March 4, 2016.