Tidal Wave (1973)
"Nippon chinbotsu" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Shirô Moritani

Writers:

Shinobu Hashimoto, Sakyo Komatsu (novel)

Stars:

Lorne Greene, Keiju Kobayashi, Rhonda Leigh Hopkins

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

japan | volcano | japanese | earthquake | disaster | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate disaster

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Genres:

Thriller | Sci-Fi | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

May 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tidal Wave

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Japan Sinks (2006)

User Reviews

Japan's "Irwin Allen disaster"

In this Japanese film,Japan knows disaster will strike at any time,but all the other foreign countries are arguing on who is going to help Japan.As some Japanese people take refuge to Africa,there is where the excitement begins.Volcanoes,Earthquakes,Hurricanes,Rain and eventually,a Tsunami sooner or later at what appears at the end,the USA and Great Britain saves the day.

Okay okay,this ain't no "Dante's Peak" nor "Volcano" nor "Twister",but it is better acted and more realistic than those big-budget stinkers!