This adaptation of “Japan Sinks” is based on the timeless masterpiece first released in 1973. Set in 2023, and with original characters, the story draws on the theme of finding hope amidst the unseen threat of a sinking Japan. Keishi Amami, an ambitious bureaucrat in the Ministry of the Environment, joins the Japan Future Promotion Conference. Conference members are embroiled in an unprecedented situation after geophysicist Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro makes an outlandish claim.
Japan Sinks: People of Hope
This adaptation of “Japan Sinks” is based on the timeless masterpiece first released in 1973. Set in 2023, and with original characters, the story draws on the theme of finding hope amidst the unseen threat of a sinking Japan. Keishi Amami is an ambitious bureaucrat in the Ministry of the Environment who sometimes employs forceful methods to advocate policies. Amami and other elite ministry representatives join the Japan Future Promotion Conference, a council convened to help ensure the welfare of future generations. These representatives are embroiled in an unprecedented situation after maverick geophysicist Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro makes an outlandish claim. “Japan Sinks” is a story about those who struggle to find a ray of hope in the face of a national crisis.