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Jishin rettô

Jishin rettô

1980Movie⏱️ 2h 6mTV-14
ActionDramaSci-Fi
5
IMDB Rating
228 votes

A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.

Director
Kenjirô Ohmori
Writers
N/A
Stars
Hiroshi Katsuno, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yumi Takigawa
Release Date
February 5, 1982
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Hiroshi Katsuno
as Yoichi Kawazu
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Masayuki Hashizume (reporter)
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Yumi Takigawa
as Tomiko Ashida (earthquake research institute employee)
Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo
as Yûko Kawazu (Yôichi's wife)
Chiaki Matsubara
Chiaki Matsubara
as Kazue Umejima (camerawoman)
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Hideji Ôtaki
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Kei Satô
Kei Satô
as Chief Cabinet Secretary
Tatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Kôzô Ashida (Tomiko's father)
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Tokyo, Japan
Production
Toho

🏷️ Keywords

natural disasterpsychotronic filmexploding carseismologisttokyo japan

🎯 Categories

JapaneseActionDramaSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Oh No, not another earthquake!
by lastliberal2007-08-04
4/10

"How many disaster movies can there be before we get tired of them. Come on, we can see them on the Discovery channel all day long. I agree with the comment that the first part of this movie is just a soap opera. The Great Predictor's grandson makes a prediction and everybody starts moaning about how he is ruining the family name. The evil mother-in-law convinces the wife to throw him out into the arms of his mistress, whom she wants to meet. Can you believe that? The wife wants to approve the new wife! At the same time the mistress' has someone in love with her that doesn't hav..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was a follow-up to a TV movie from early the same year, Tokyo Daijishin Magnitude 8.1 (1980), starring Shin'ichi Chiba, with special effects by Kôichi Kawakita, and also produced by Toho.

📖 Synopsis

A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.