| | | The Armageddon Throws its Shadow Ahead.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, Spanish, Subtitled
In the aftermath of a major earthquake, global scientists predict that Japan will sink within 40 years due to a collision of tectonic plates to the west. The Prime Minister puts into place a massive plan for the exodus of the nation's entire population. However, Dr. Tadokoro, the head of a Japanese scientific team, finds out the truth - Japan will not sink in the next 40 years, but in the next 339 days! As the cataclysmic events unfold, Dr. Tadokoro assembles a team of scientists to attempt the impossible - save the nation before it's too late.
"...one heck of a visual treat...a brilliant piece of technical filmmaking." BeyondHollywood.com
"...a good film. Understandable why it was the blockbuster that it was in Japan when it screened." Twitch
Editor's Note
Dr. Tadokoro, an oceanic scientist, realizes that the seismic waves of a gigantic earthquake will cause Japan to sink into the Pacific Ocean within a year. As millions of refugees attempt to escape to nearby countries, Dr. Tadokoro must find a solution to beat the natural disaster in time.
| Features | Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Genius Products Inc |
| Release Date: 1/1/2037 |
| Running Time: 134 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2049 | | UPC: 00842498020494 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Japanese | | Available Audio Tracks: Japanese | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety 7 of 10
Nippon slides into the ocean in fairly unexciting fashion throughout "Sinking of Japan," a second, more FX-savvy but curiously not tense version of the novel first filmed in 1973. Of interest to sci-fi nuts, but not many else offshore, the pic took in a sizable but not seismic $48 million locally last summer, only slightly more than the original pic over a similar period...Helmer Shinji Higuchi, a special effects designer-turned-director with local hit "Lorelei" (2005), is stronger on FX (impressive here) than on human drama. After an underwater quake trashes the city of Numazu, boffins find Japan is being dragged down into the Pacific by a sliding plate. Worse, it'll all be over in 338 days, rather than the 40 years first predicted. Scenes of devastation pepper a script composed, in rote disaster-movie style, of a clutch of human-interest stories: a tomboyish rescue officer (Kou Shibasaki, from "One Missed Call"); a maverick scientist (Etsushi Toyokawa) and his ex (Mao Daichi); and a deep-sea submersible operator (Tetsuo Onodera), who singlehandedly has to save what remains of the flooded country. Perfs are fine, but drama is thin. - Derek Elley
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