Shinji Higuchi's SINKING OF JAPAN (NIHON CHINBOTSU), w/ Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kou Shibasaki, Mitsuhiro
Distribution 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 ScreenAnarchy, 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)
