Trailer for Minoru Kawasaki's NIHON IGAI ZENBU CHINBOTSU, w/ Kenji Kohashi, Shûji Kashiwabara, Masa
A trailer for Minoru Kawasaki's Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu has just been added to the website of Walkerplus K.K. (K.K. Wôkâpurasu).
As was previously reported here and there on ScreenAnarchy, the screenplay for Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu was written by Kawasaki and Masakazu Migita, based on the eponymous novella by Yasutaka Tsutsui - which itself was a parody of the science-fiction books Nippon chinbotsu (ue) and Nippon chinbotsu (shita) by Sakyô Komatsu. (Shinji Higuchi's 2006 movie Sinking of Japan (Nihon chinbotsu) is based on the two books by Komatsu, as was Shirô Moritani's 1973 movie Submersion of Japan (Nippon chinbotsu).) The movie's principal cast is as follows: Kenji Kohashi, Shûji Kashiwabara, Masatoshi Matsuo, Takenori Murano, Hiroshi Fujioka, Mio Dohi, Blake Crawford (Bureiku Kurofôdo), Kira Raichevskaya (Kira Raichebusukaya), Delcea Mihaela Gabriela (Derucha Mihaera Gaburiera), Ricaya Spooner (Rikaya Supunâ), Yôichi Okamura, Ijirî Okada, Shirô Tsubuyaki, Zico Uchiyama (Jîko Uchiyama - PDF file), Takashi Matsuo, Dave Spector (Dêbu Supekutâ), Tsutsui (see above), Arthur Kuroda (Kuroda Âsâ), Hirohisa Nakata, and Minori Terada. It was supervised by Akio Jissôji.
KlockWorx Co. Ltd. (K.K. KurokkuWâkusu) and Tornado Film K.K. (K.K. Torunêdo Firumu) plan to release Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu theatrically in Japan later this summer.
Those who are interested in Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu may also wish to read the most recent ScreenAnarchy article on Higuchi's Sinking of Japan.
Kawasaki's previous directing credits include Kani Goalkeeper (Kani gôrukîpâ), Jissha-ban: Maicchingu Machiko sensei: Tôdai o-juken daisakusen!!, Executive Koala (Koara kachô), Kabuto-O Beetle (Kabuto-Ô Bîtoru) - a.k.a. "Beetle, the Horn King" - and The Calamari Wrestler (Ika resurâ).
Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu large trailer (1:33; streaming Windows Media)
Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu medium trailer (1:33; streaming Windows Media)
Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu small trailer (1:33; streaming RealMedia)
Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu official website
Sinking of Japan trailer #4 (0:33; downloadable 6.2 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan trailer #3 - ED (1:31; downloadable 20.9 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan trailer #3 (1:32; downloadable 16.8 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan trailer #2 (1:15; downloadable 13.6 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan trailer #1 (1:11; downloadable 8.4 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan 15 sec. TV spot (0:15; downloadable 1.7 MB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan 05 sec. TV spot (0:05; downloadable 590 KB MOV file)
Sinking of Japan official website
