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Movie poster: Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition (2020)
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Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition

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2020 · 151 min Animation Drama Science Fiction
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they know it is flipped upside down when a calamitous earthquake strikes the entire Japanese archipelago—obliterating the face of the country in an instant. With society crumbling around them and their nation gradually sinking into the ocean, the Mutou family must band together to survive the catastrophe. Treading the near-apocalyptic setting, they struggle not only to stay alive, but also to learn the difficulty of coping with loss.

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Original Title 日本沈没2020 劇場編集版 -シズマヌキボウ-
Year 2020
Country Japan
Genre Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Director Masaaki Yuasa
Runtime 151 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes)

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The animation constructs a vast catastrophe through the lens of a single family's drama, relying on the contrast between idyllic normalcy and chaotic ruin. It explores the fragility of civilization and the tensile strength of familial bonds when faced with an absolute end.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of human resilience, where apocalyptic scale serves to highlight the preciousness of ordinary moments. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

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