---
title: 'Japan Sinks (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shinji Higuchi'
released: '2006-07-15'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/japan-sinks-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473064/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Japan Sinks (2006)

2006 · 135 min · Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: 日本沈没

## Synopsis

Sinking of Japan  is a 2006 Japanese tokusatsu disaster film directed by Shinji Higuchi. It is an adaptation of the novel Japan Sinks and a remake of its earlier film adaptation Submersion of Japan, both released in the year 1973. It stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kou Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa and Mao Daichi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shinji Higuchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinji-higuchi)
- **Screenplay:** [Masato Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato-kato)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Taro Iwashiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/taro-iwashiro)

## Cast

- [Mayuko Fukuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/mayuko-fukuda)
- [Tsuyoshi Kusanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsuyoshi-kusanagi)
- [Kō Shibasaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-shibasaki)
- [Mao Daichi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mao-daichi)
- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Hideaki Anno](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideaki-anno)
- [Jun Kunimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-kunimura)
- [Etsushi Toyokawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/etsushi-toyokawa)

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