Japan Sinks: People of Hope
Japan Sinks: People of Hope (Japanese: 日本沈没ー希望のひとー, Hepburn: Nihon Chinbotsu: Kibo no Hito) is a Japanese drama series premiered in October 2021. Based on the novel Japan Sinks (Japanese: 日本沈没, Hepburn: Nihon Chinbotsu) by Sakyo Komatsu (published in 1973 by Kappa Novels). The series is now airing on TBS.[1]
| Japan Sinks: People of Hope | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Directed by | Shun'ichi Hirano Nobuhiro Doi Yōhei Miyazaki |
| Starring | Shun Oguri Kenichi Matsuyama Anne Watanabe Toru Nakamura Teruyuki Kagawa |
| Narrated by | Chiaki Horan |
| Composer | Yugo Kanno |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Producer | Keigo Higashinaka |
| Running time | 54 minutes Sundays at 21:00 (JST) |
| Production company | Tokyo Broadcasting System Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | October 10 – December 12, 2021 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Related works
The original novel has spawned multiple other projects including:
- Tidal Wave, made in the same year as the novel
- a television show by TBS and Toho broadcast in 1974–75
- Sinking of Japan, a film remake of Tidal Wave released in 2006
- The World Sinks Except Japan, a parody of Sinking of Japan, released on September 2, 2006[3]
- Japan Sinks: 2020, an ONA series released on Netflix on July 9, 2020.[4]
Cast
- Shun Oguri as Keishi Amami[1]
- Kenichi Matsuyama as Koichi Tokiwa[1]
- Anne Watanabe as Minori Shiina[1]
- Toru Nakamura as Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama[1]
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Yusuke Tadokoro[1]
- Eiji Wentz as Taira Ishizuka
- Anne Nakamura as Misuzu Aihara
- Yūki Yoda (Nogizaka46) as Ai Yamada
- Jun Kunimura as Tōru Sera
- Takashi Kobayashi as Isao Fujioka
- Jun Fubuki as Yoshie Amami
- Manami Higa as Kaori Amami
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Kazuko Shiina
- Kōtarō Yoshida (special appearance) as Mamoru Amami
- Tetta Sugimoto as Shūya Naganuma
- Morio Kazama as Makoto Ikushima
- Renji Ishibashi as Gen Satoshiro
References
- "日曜劇場『日本沈没ー希望のひとー』". TBSテレビ (in Japanese).
- "ＴＢＳとNETFLIX 新作３本を全世界配信決定" [TBS and Netflix to release 3 new dramas worldwide]. PR TIMES (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- The World Sinks Except Japan (Comedy, Sci-Fi), 2006-09-02, retrieved 2020-12-07
- "Masaaki Yuasa's Japan Sinks: 2020 Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast, July 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
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