Movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)" - DVD Movies Encyclopedia

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In the aftermath of a major earthquake under Suraga Bay, Misaki (a young girl) and Toshiro (a pilot of a deep sea submarine) are rescued from a ruined city street just as leaking gasoline ignites. Reiko Abe arrives just in time, lowered from a helicopter. Scientists predict that Japan will sink within 40 years, due to subduction of a tectonic plate to the west. However, Dr. Tadokoro, who leads an oceanic scientific team that includes Toshiro, calculates that this will happen far sooner, in only 338.54 days. He presents his findings to Prime Minister Yamamoto who decides to create a new department for impending disaster relief assigning Saoro Takamori to cover the new duties, since of all his ministers she will take it seriously but also bring "heart" to the process. As further earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions devastate Japan, the government pleads with other countries to take refugees. Yamamoto flies to China to negotiate relocations there, but his plane is destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Saoro fills the resulting vacuum in leadership and decides that Dr. Tadokoro's plan to blow holes in the disintegrating tectonic tectonic plate is the best remaining hope to not only save the people, but what remains of the country itself. Ironically it was her career that hastened their divorce 20 years earlier. Misaki becomes orphaned following her mother's death from earthquake injuries, and bonds with Reiko who was similarly rescued from, but orphaned by the Kobe quake. Toshiro is offered a job in England and wants Reiko and Misaki to come with him, but Reiko feels bound to help others and refuses to leave. Fellow submarine pilot Shinji Yuki also turns down Toshiro's offer to work with him in England. Drillships place massive explosives deep in the crust, but the detonator is not placed properly and Yuki dies attempting to place it by submarine.

Starring actors in "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)" movie:

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as a character Toshio Onodera Tsuyoshi Kusanagi starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Kou Shibasaki as a character Reiko Abe Kou Shibasaki starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Etsushi Toyokawa as a character Yusuke Tadokoro Etsushi Toyokawa starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Mao Daichi as a character Saori Takamori Mao Daichi starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Mitsuhiro Oikawa as a character Shinji Yuki Mitsuhiro Oikawa starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Mayuko Fukuda as a character Misaki Kuraki Mayuko Fukuda starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Hideko Yoshida as a character Tamae Tanokura Hideko Yoshida starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Akira Emoto as a character Prof. Fukuhara Akira Emoto also starred in the next movies: "Rain Fall" in a role of Tatsu;

Jun Kunimura as a character Kyosuke Nozaki Jun Kunimura also starred in the next movies: "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" in a role of Boss Tanaka; "Silk" in a role of Umon;

Koji Ishizaka as a character Prime Minister Yamamoto Koji Ishizaka starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Kenichi Endo as a character Shin-ichirou Nakata Kenichi Endo also starred in the next movies: "Origin: Spirits of the Past" in a role of Shunack;

Takeshi Katô as a character Prof.Yamashiro Takeshi Katô starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Hideaki Anno as a character Yamashiro's Son in law Hideaki Anno starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Harutoshi Fukui Harutoshi Fukui starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"

Narushi Ikeda Narushi Ikeda starred only in the movie "Japan Sinks (Nihon chinbotsu)"