Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks

Directed by Shinji Higuchi

Produced by dentsu, J-dream

2006135 min5.7 / 10

A large-scale disaster thriller grappling with national catastrophe, scientific desperation, and the existential weight of a nation facing obliteration.

In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.

Questions people ask

  • Is Japan Sinks sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Japan Sinks easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Japan Sinks end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Japan Sinks violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Japan Sinks scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Japan Sinks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Japan Sinks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Japan Sinks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Japan Sinks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Japan Sinks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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