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Japan Sinks

2006 · 135 min

A sweeping, tense disaster epic that mixes large-scale destruction with intimate human drama, earnest and occasionally sentimental.

Directed by
Shinji Higuchi
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Overview
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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Directed by
Shinji Higuchi
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • fate
  • politics
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, thriller, adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Shinji Higuchi
Written by
Masato Katō
Starring
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ko Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Daichi, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Mayuko Fukuda, Hideko Yoshida, Akira Emoto
Cinematography
Taro Kawazu
Runtime
135 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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