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Tidal Wave (1973)
Nippon chinbotsu (original title)

PG 143 min  -  Thriller | Sci-Fi | Drama  -   May 1975 (USA)
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Racked by earthquakes and volcanos, Japan is slowly sinking into the sea. A race against time and tide... See full summary »

Directors:

Shirô Moritani, Andrew Meyer

Writers:

Shinobu Hashimoto, Sakyo Komatsu (novel), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Lorne Greene, Keiju Kobayashi and Rhonda Leigh Hopkins
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorne Greene ...
Ambassador Warren Richards
Keiju Kobayashi Keiju Kobayashi ...
Dr. Tadokoro (D-1 Project Leader)
Rhonda Leigh Hopkins Rhonda Leigh Hopkins ...
Fran
Hiroshi Fujioka Hiroshi Fujioka ...
Onodera Toshio (Submarine Wadatsumi Pilot)
Tetsurô Tanba Tetsurô Tanba ...
Prime Minister Yamamoto
Ayumi Ishida Ayumi Ishida ...
Abe Reiko
Shôgo Shimada Shôgo Shimada ...
Watari (Political Fixer)
John Fujioka John Fujioka ...
Narita
Andrew Hughes Andrew Hughes ...
Australian Prime Minister
Nobuo Nakamura Nobuo Nakamura ...
Japanese Ambassador to Australia
Haruo Nakajima Haruo Nakajima ...
Prime Minister's Chauffeur
Takeshi Yamamoto Takeshi Yamamoto
Joe Dante ...
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Susan Sennett Susan Sennett ...
(US version)
Hideaki Nitani Hideaki Nitani ...
Dr.Nakata (Cognitive Science D-2 Project Leader)
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Storyline

Racked by earthquakes and volcanos, Japan is slowly sinking into the sea. A race against time and tide begins as Americans and Japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the disappearing Japan. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).  

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Plot Keywords:

Japan | Volcano | Japanese | Earthquake | Disaster  | See more »

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The ultimate disaster See more »

Genres:

Thriller | Sci-Fi | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Japan Sinks See more »

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Toho Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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