Japan Sinks: 2020

Overview

After catastrophic earthquakes devastate Japan, one family's resolve is tested on a journey of survival through the sinking archipelago.

Episodes

The Beginning of the End

S01E01 The Beginning of the End

July 9, 2020 6.8 25 min
As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.
Farewell, Tokyo

S01E02 Farewell, Tokyo

July 9, 2020 6.0 25 min
With the waters rising, the Mutohs and their neighbors Nanami and Haruo decide to abandon the shrine where they’ve taken refuge and leave Tokyo.
A New Hope

S01E03 A New Hope

July 9, 2020 7.0 25 min
Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.
An Open Door

S01E04 An Open Door

July 9, 2020 8.0 25 min
The group shelters at a grocery store, but earthquakes force them onward. They escape with the owner, picking up an English hitchhiker along the way.
Illusion

S01E05 Illusion

July 9, 2020 25 min
The Shan City community welcomes the travelers with open arms. The group's leader communes with the dead, causing a rift between Ayumu and her mom.
An Oracle

S01E06 An Oracle

July 9, 2020 26 min
The commune imprisons Kunio after the escape attempt. Ayumu realizes that the old man is using Morse code to try to share a desperate warning.
The Dawn

S01E07 The Dawn

July 9, 2020 25 min
The survivors reach a port where boat evacuation is in progress. Ayumu is allowed aboard due to her athletic potential, but no one else makes the cut.
Mom's Secret

S01E08 Mom's Secret

July 9, 2020 25 min
The Japanese archipelago begins to sink. The group escapes aboard a fishing vessel, but they're forced into the lifeboats after it's damaged.
Japan Sinks

S01E09 Japan Sinks

July 9, 2020 25 min
The raft survivors rendezvous with Kite and Onodera, then head for the coordinates of a research facility: it may hold data that can save Japan.
Resurrection

S01E10 Resurrection

July 9, 2020 31 min
Onodera's data contains a map showing that parts of Japan may resurface. For the survivors, rescue hinges on reconnecting to Kite's internet balloon.

Cast

Taichi Takeda
Taichi Takeda
Saburō Ōtani (voice)
Reina Ueda
Reina Ueda
Ayumu Mutō (voice)
Tomo Muranaka
Tomo Muranaka
Gō Mutō (voice)
Yuko Sasaki
Yuko Sasaki
Mari Mutō (voice)
Masaki Terasoma
Masaki Terasoma
Kōichirō Mutō (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Haruki Koga (voice)
Nanako Mori
Nanako Mori
Nami Miura (voice)
Kensho Ono
Kensho Ono
Kaito (voice)
George Cockle
George Cockle
Daniel Zakovic (voice)
Umeji Sasaki
Umeji Sasaki
Kunio Ashida (voice)
Tomoko Shiota
Tomoko Shiota
Kanae Murota (voice)
Daiki Hamano
Daiki Hamano
Osamu Asada (voice)

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