Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)

Original title

日本沈没2020

Directed by

Masaaki Yuasa

Genre

science fiction anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 326 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A massive earthquake sinks Japan, forcing a family to flee the collapsing country. They struggle to survive and find safety amid the disaster.

tensebleaksurvivalurgentemotionalchaoticvisceraltragic

What happens

Japan Sinks: 2020 (Japanese: 日本沈没 2020, Hepburn: Nippon Chinbotsu Ni-Zero-Ni-Zero), is an original net animation (ONA) series adaptation of the 1973 novel Japan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu. The series, announced on October 9, 2019, was animated by Science Saru, with Ho Pyeon-gang and Masaaki Yuasa served as directors. Toshio Yoshitaka handled series composition, Naoya Wada designed the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composed the series' music. Yuko Sasaki, Reina Ueda and Tomo Muranaka are credited with starring roles. It was released worldwide by Netflix on July 9, 2020. A film compilation version of the series was subsequently released in Japanese theaters on November 13, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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