

252: Signal of Life
2008, Japanese. Directed by Nobuo Mizuta.
At some point in the distant future, a massive, catastrophic earthquake strikes Tokyo, causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically and the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history to sweep toward the city and inundate it with water. The Tokyo Fire Department and its team of crack rescuers swing into action, and shortly after they do, a distress call arises from an underground subway station - with repeated indications of the rescue code, 252 252, and the exclamation "We Have Survivors." It soon becomes apparent that the local rescue squad must attempt to save the survivors, doing so at the expense of their own lives and safety. Written by Nathan Southern
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Nobuo MizutaDirector
- Hideaki ItoYūji Shinohara
- Seiyo UchinoShizuma Shinohara
- Takayuki YamadaMakoto Shigemura
- Yuichi KimuraKeisuke Fujii
- Yeon Min-jiKim Sumin
- Ayane OmoriShiori Shinohara
- Yuu KashiiSaki Umino
- Taro YamamotoTatsuya Miyauchi
- Tetta SugimotoTetsushi Mashiba
- Sachiko SakuraiYumi Shinohara
- Satoshi MatsudaIppei Aoki
- Jiro TakasakiCast
Details
- Released
- 6 December 2008
- Original title
- 252 生存者あり
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Nobuo Mizuta, Hiroshi Saito, Tetsuya Oishi
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252: Signal of Life runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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252: Signal of Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 December 2008. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed 252: Signal of Life?
252: Signal of Life (2008) was directed by Nobuo Mizuta and stars Hideaki Ito, Seiyo Uchino, Takayuki Yamada.