Movie poster: Japan Sinks (2006)

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Japan Sinks

2006 · 135 min Drama Thriller Adventure Science Fiction

⭐ 5.5 / 10 · TMDB

In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title	日本沈没
Year	2006
Country	Japan
Genre	Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction
Director	Shinji Higuchi
Runtime	135 min.
Rating	TMDB: 5.5/10 (32 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Shinji Higuchi

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Toshio Onodera

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Reiko Abe

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Yusuke Tadokoro

Mao Daichi

Mao Daichi

Saori Takamori

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Yuki Tatsuya

Mayuko Fukuda

Mayuko Fukuda

Misaki Kuraki

Hideko Yoshida

Hideko Yoshida

Tamae Tanokura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Professor Fukuhara

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Acting Prime Minister Kyosuke Nozaki

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Prime Minister Naoyuki Yamamoto

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