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 an upcoming Japanese drama series set to be released 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 set to be broadcast on TBS.[1]
Related Works[]
The original novel has spawned multiple other projects including:
- Tidal Wave (1973 film), 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[2]
- Japan Sinks: 2020, an ONA anime series released on Netflix on July 9, 2020.[3]
Cast[]
- Shun Oguri as Keishi Amami[1]
- Kenichi Matsuyama as Koichi Tokiwa[1]
- Anne Watanabe as Minori Shiina[1]
- Toru Nakamura as Eiichi Higashiyama[1]
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Yusuke Tadokoro[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "日曜劇場『日本沈没ー希望のひとー』". TBSテレビ (in Japanese).
- ^ 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.
External links[]
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- Japanese television series
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