A race against time and tide begins as americans and the japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the disappearing japan. Tidal wave french movie poster 47x63 1973 shiro moritani, lorne greene. The wave note these cutups are appropriated found imagery that recontextualises known narratives to recreate a new. Submersion of japan 1973 classic horror film board. I was hoping tidal wave would be a movie like that. The special effects in this movie are really very good but you have to wade through this story of three different relationships to get to the good part near the end. Submersion of japan aka tidal wave 1973 movie trailer. With the captain leslie nielsen dead, surviving passengers. Jan 21, 2007 the submersion of japan dvd seems to be an international version aimed at the rest of the asian market, and is shorter than the 143 minute japanese original. At the time of its release, submersion of japan aka tidal wave, based on the novel japan sinks by sakyo komatsu, was the biggest movie in japan, while receiving great critical reception, and high box office numbers.
It runs close to 110 minutes, whereas the rejigged usa cut tidal wave was only 82 minutes long, which also included extra scenes with lorne green as the us president. Apr 30, 2011 nihon chinbotsu 1973 film tidal wave armor of light. In total, domestic films grossed 19,458 million yen in 1973. The film stars keiju kobayashi, hiroshi fujioka and. When the publicity photographs arrived in the mail a few weeks ago, i was heartened by the sight of the staples holding together the cardboard skyscrapers.
It is based on the novel japan sinks by sakyo komatsu. The special effects are worth seeing as some of the acting, but again very disappointing as far as the tidal wave sequences. A tidal bore, which is a large movement of water formed by the funnelling of the incoming tide into a river or narrow bay. If it is, the correct title is nihon chinbotsu and the american titles are japan sinks and tidal wave. In total, there were 405 japanese films released in 1973.
Movies like tidal wave 1973 if you like tidal wave you are looking for exciting, serious and suspenseful movies about with tsunami, survival, danger, chases and races, chaos and mayhem, forces of nature and chaos themes of thriller, scifi and drama genre shot in japan. The special effects are worth seeing as some of the acting, but again very disappointing as far as the tidal wave. It is purely and simply a wretched failure, a feeble attempt to paste together inept special effects filmed in japan and lorne greene filmed in america to his everlasting regret, ill bet. Racked by earthquakes and volcanos, japan is slowly sinking into the sea.
Tidal wave is a 1973 film directed by shiro moritani. Tadokoro hiroshi fujioka onodera toshio ayumi ishida abe reiko rhonda leigh hopkins fran synopsis needed. View tidal wave, 1973, directed by shiro moritani, with keiju kobayashi, tetsuro tamba, hisorhsi fujioka, in its original aspect ratio. You will find the movie at least partly entertaining as long as the network doesnt show too many commercials to lose your interest. His extensive experience with tidal waves has shown him signs of an impending mega tsunami heading straight for the populated beach town of. Tidal wave english language version 1975 rare movie. Tidal wave japanese language version 1973 rare movie. It is much better to watch the original movie and write the synopsis based on it, not tidal wave. On to the movie itself professor kim, played by joonghoon park, is a marine biologist current doing some work in south korea. Overview of tidal wave, 1973, directed by shiro moritani, with keiju kobayashi, tetsuro tamba, hisorhsi fujioka, at turner classic movies. It seems like only yesterday we were savoring bombs like the vengeance of she and. Tidal wave nippon chinbotsu 1973 the disaster area. Tidal wave was released in japan on 29 december 1973 where it was distributed by toho.
Lorne greene, keiju kobayashi, rhonda leigh hopkins, keiju kobayashi. Submersion of japan international title tidal wave american title box office. He cut out a great deal of footage and added new sequences directed by andrew meyer starring lorne greene as an ambassador at the united nations. Check out the full list of awards and nominations for tidal wave here. En route from new york city to greece on new years eve, majestic passenger ship the s. I have always seen the movie date as 1975 everywhere else. I downloaded the original film, but my knowledge of japanese is limited.
A race against time and tide begins as americans and the japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the. Way too much emotional fluff in these korean movies. Mansik and yeonhee, are unsure as to whether they can overcome past wounds and continue being a couple. A tsunami, a series of water waves in a body of water caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, although this usage of tidal wave is not favored by. Kim, who cautions against a possible megatsunami at haeundae, collapses in agony springing from an unexpected turnup of his daughter and divorced wife. Musical remake of frank capras celebrated 1937 classic of the same title, about a group of passengers who survive an airplane crash in the tibetan mountains and find their shangrila.
Starring academy awardwinners peter finch, john gielgud and george kennedy, with academy awardnominees charles. A storm surge, or tidal surge, which can cause waves that breach flood defences. It even looked like a good bet to outflank king kong vs. Lorne green was dubbed in for american audiences in 1975 and the movie was retitled tidal wave.
Flood, flood a rivers rampage, killer wave, tidal wave no escape, tornado. During this time, the japanese film industry was on a decline, nobody was really interested in. Submersion of japan aka tidal wave 1973 movie trailer youtube. A race against time and tide begins as americans and the. With lorne greene, keiju kobayashi, rhonda leigh hopkins, hiroshi fujioka. Photographer gets hit by an ocean wave tidal waves.
Submersion of japan 1973 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Tidal wave nippon chinbotsu movie poster directed by shira. Discover what genre tidal wave, 1973, directed by shiro moritani, with keiju kobayashi, tetsuro tamba, hisorhsi fujioka, belongs at turner classic movies. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. In 1973, there were 2530 movie theatres in japan, with 32 showing only domestic films and 556 showing both domestic and imported films.
Shinobu hashimoto sakyo komatsu andrew mayer studio. Kim, who cautions against a possible megatsunami at haeundae, collapses in agony springing from an unexpected turnup of his daughter and. A race against time and tide begins as americans and japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the disappearing japan. Japan sinks is a 1973 disaster film produced by toho. Submersion of japan 1973 directed by shiro moritani. All tidal wave movie posters,high res movie posters image for tidal wave. Submersion of japan aka tidal wave 1973 movie trailer plot. Nihon chinbotsu 1973 film tidal wave armor of light. Tadokoro keiju kobayashi takes his concerns to government officials. Nihon chinbotsu 1973 the internet movie plane database. Submersion of japan 1973 german theatrical trailer ntsc, 480p duration. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater. If you want to see the really good part just fast forward through 34s of the movie and watch the part where the tidal wave hits. The film was the highest grossing film in japan in 1973 and 1974.
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