TV series
Submersion of Japan
1974–1975, Japanese, on TBS. Created by Sakyo Komatsu.
In this TV series of the hit 1973 film, Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan. Firestorms burn beautiful Japanese cities to the ground. A weather survey group discovers that the Japanese Archipelago is moving towards the Japanese Trench, which if left to continue on its collision course, would bring the whole island of Japan under the sea!
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 26
- Episode length
- 55 min
- Status
- Ended in 1975
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Latest episode
S1 E26: Tokyo's Final Day
Aired 30 March 1975
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Sakyo KomatsuCreator
- Keiju KobayashiDr. Yusuke Tadokoro · 26 ep
- Takenori MuranoToshio Onodera · 26 ep
- Kaoru YumiReiko Abe · 26 ep
- Mari-Christine JeanneyMaria Bailey · 26 ep
- Tomoko OgawaMaya Ariyoshi · 26 ep
- Tomoyuki HosokawaAssistant Professor Nobuhiko Yukinaga · 26 ep
- Toshio KurosawaSecretary Nakata · 26 ep
- Noboru NakayaHideo Yoshimura · 26 ep
- Kunie TanakaTatsuno · 26 ep
- Kenji SaharaNozue · 26 ep
- Isao HashimotoCast · 26 ep
- Takamaru SasakiCast · 26 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 October 1974
- Last aired
- 30 March 1975
- Network
- TBS
- Original title
- 日本沈没
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of Submersion of Japan are there?
Submersion of Japan has 1 season and 26 episodes, about 55 minutes each.
Is Submersion of Japan finished?
Yes. Submersion of Japan ended in 1975, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Submersion of Japan on?
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What shows are like Submersion of Japan?
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Who created Submersion of Japan?
Submersion of Japan was created by Sakyo Komatsu and stars Keiju Kobayashi, Takenori Murano, Kaoru Yumi.