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4.3/10   76 votes
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Writer:
Kaneto Shindô (writer)
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Release Date:
5 February 1982 (USA) more
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This Is the Big One.
Plot:
A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored. full summary | add synopsis
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Soap opera followed by the destruction of a toy city more (7 total)

Cast

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Hiroshi Katsuno ... Yoichi Kawazu
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Yumi Takigawa
Kayo Matsuo
Hideji Ôtaki
Eiji Okada
Shin Saburi
Norihei Miki
Tsutomu Yamazaki ... Director General of Meteorological Agency
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Ted Fisher
Hal Linden ... Narrator (voice: English version)
Chiaki Matsubara
Yôji Matsuda
Francis Smith
Mizuho Suzuki ... SDF General
William Willms
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Also Known As:
Deathquake (International: English title)
Death Quake
Earthquake
Earthquake 7.9 (USA) (video title)
Earthquake Archipelago
Magnitude 7.9
Megaforce 7.9 (UK) (video title)
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USA:102 min
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References Earthquake (1974) more

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Soap opera followed by the destruction of a toy city, 30 March 2008
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Author: dbborroughs from Glen Cove, New York

Geologist realizes a big earthquake is coming but no one will listen. Whats worse is his father in law had predicted the 1923 Tokyo disaster and he's been called unworthy to be his successor. Of course the big one comes and Tokyo is knocked flat.

A poorly dubbed Japanese film that is pure soap opera for the first half. The second half- after the earthquake destroys a model city its an escape drama. There are some nice moments but the film wastes them either by undercutting the action by too many poor miniatures or by having people do unreal things. Hokey and not very good it has an ending you won't believe...

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