Submersion of Japan (1973)

Name: Submersion of Japan
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1973-12-29
Duration: 143 min
Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka, Ayumi Ishida, Tetsuro Tamba, Shōgo Shimada

A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.

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Released 1973-12-29 · 143 min · Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

Directed by Shirō Moritani

Cast

Keiju Kobayashi as Dr. Tadokoro
Hiroshi Fujioka as Onodera Toshio
Ayumi Ishida as Abe Reiko
Tetsuro Tamba as Prime Minister Yamamoto
Shōgo Shimada as Old man Watari
John Fujioka as Narita
Andrew Hughes as Australian Prime Minister
Franz Gruber as United Nations Committee member
Nobuo Nakamura as Japanese Ambassador
Haruo Nakajima as Prime Minister's Chauffeur
Hideaki Nitani as Dr. Nakata
Isao Natsuyagi as Yuki
Yūsuke Takita as Assistant Professor Yukinaga
Tomoyuki Tanaka as Government official (uncredited)