Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShiro Moritani
Screenplay byShinobu Hashimoto[1]
Based onJapan Sinks
by Sakyo Komatsu
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byMichiko Ikeda[1]
Music byMasaru Sato[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 29 December 1973 (1973-12-29) (Japan)
Running time
143 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
Budget$3 million[2]
Box office$17.5 million

Submersion of Japan[1] (日本沈没, Nihon Chinbotsu, lit. "Japan Sinks") is a Japanese disaster film directed by Shiro Moritani in 1973.[1] It is based on the 1973 novel Japan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu.[3][1] The film stars Keiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka and Ayumi Ishida.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 2008, p. 293.
  2. ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 294.
  3. ^ "日本沈没". kotobank. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "日本沈没". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.