April 25, 2006

Shinji Higuchi's SINKING OF JAPAN (NIHON CHINBOTSU), w/ Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kou Shibasaki, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Mayuko Fukuda, Hideko Yoshida, Akira Emoto, Jun Kunimura, Kôji Ishizaka, Etsushi Toyokawa, & Mao Daichi

(Posted In Action Asia Drama Film News Sci-Fi / Fantasy Trailer Alert )

nihon_chinbotsu.jpgDistribution rights for Shinji Higuchi's Sinking of Japan (Nihon chinbotsu) are being offered for sale by Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (K.K. Tôkyô Hôsô) at the Marché du Film in Cannes. The movie is being screened at the Riviera 2 on Thursday May 18th at 9:30 a.m. (09:30), Friday May 19th at 9:30 a.m., and Sunday May 21st at 9:30 a.m.. Toho Co. Ltd. (Tôhô K.K.) is scheduled to release it theatrically in Japan on July 15th.

As was previously reported here and there on Twitch, the screenplay for Sinking of Japan was written by Masato Katô, based on the science-fiction books Nippon chinbotsu (ue) and Nippon chinbotsu (shita) by Sakyô Komatsu. (Shirô Moritani's 1973 classic Submersion of Japan (Nippon chinbotsu) was likewise based on those books.) The movie's principal cast is as follows (listed order corresponds to website order): Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kou Shibasaki (a.k.a. Kô Shibasaki), Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Mayuko Fukuda, Hideko Yoshida, Akira Emoto, Jun Kunimura, Kôji Ishizaka, Etsushi Toyokawa, and Mao Daichi.

Sinking of Japan teaser trailer #2 (downloadable 13.6 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan teaser trailer #1 (downloadable 8.4 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan 15 sec. TV spot (downloadable 1.7 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan 05 sec. TV spot (downloadable 590 KB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan official website

» Posted by The Gomorrahizer at April 25, 2006 09:12 PM
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Reader Comments

What? The film will be shown already in May? That means the shooting is done, right? I didn't expect that, because the film will be first released on July 15 in Japan, so there would be much more time for shooting. I hope they did the movie as good as planned...

Do you have any other infos, Gomorrahizer?

» Posted by Morty at April 26, 2006 10:44 AM

TBS is only screening a 90-second trailer in Cannes.

The full film will have its public premiere at Tokyo's Budôkan on May 29th, in a million-dollar event with the stars in attendance, simultaneously beamed to other stadiums in Japan.

Saw the teaser a week ago in the cinema -- being a teaser it didn't reveal much.

» Posted by Jasong at May 14, 2006 09:45 AM

I'm Korean and I watched a movie 'Sinking Of Japan' twice.
I can't understand that some Korean says 'It is ugly movie..'
Sinking Of Japan is a great one after 'CONTACT'.
Human being is always real mystery.

» Posted by sunwoo at September 22, 2006 03:08 AM

I can't see the movie.That to bad.

» Posted by antonie at December 8, 2006 02:24 AM

I love the soundtracks of "Sinking of Japan" and especially the voice of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi!! ^_^ It was the first time I watch a Japan movie like this.
(from Vietnam)

» Posted by Van Anh at January 9, 2007 01:02 PM

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