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Submersion of Japan (1973) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Shirô Moritani
Andrew Mayer ... (english version) (uncredited)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Shinobu Hashimoto ... (written by)
Shinobu Hashimoto
Sakyô Komatsu ... (novel)
Sakyô Komatsu ... (written by) (as Sakyo Komatsu)
Andrew Mayer ... (english version)

Cast (in credits order)  

Lorne Greene ... Ambassador Warren Richards
Keiju Kobayashi ... Dr. Tadokoro (D-1 Project Leader)
Rhonda Hopkins Rhonda Hopkins ... Fran (as Rhonda Leigh Hopkins)
Hiroshi Fujioka ... Toshio Onodera (Submarine Wadatsumi Pilot)
Tetsurô Tanba ... Prime Minister Yamamoto
Ayumi Ishida Ayumi Ishida ... Reiko Abe
Shôgo Shimada ... Watari (Political Fixer)
John Fujioka ... Narita
Andrew Hughes ... Australian Prime Minister
Nobuo Nakamura ... Japanese Ambassador to Australia
Haruo Nakajima ... Prime Minister's Chauffeur
Takeshi Yamamoto Takeshi Yamamoto
Joe Dante ... (US version)
Susan Sennett ... (US version)
Hideaki Nitani Hideaki Nitani ... Dr.Nakata (Cognitive Science D-2 Project Leader)
Isao Natsuyagi ... Yuuki
Clifford A. Pellow Clifford A. Pellow ... (US version)
Yûsuke Takita Yûsuke Takita ... Assistant Professor Yukinaga (Geophysics)
Philip Roth Philip Roth ... (US version)
Tetsu Nakamura Tetsu Nakamura ... Philippines Ambassador to United Nations
Eisaburo Komatsu Eisaburo Komatsu ... D-1 Headquarters Staff
Andrew Meyer Andrew Meyer
Marvin Miller ... (US version)
Kunio Murai ... Kataoka (sdf technical research labo)
Tadao Nakamaru ... Kuni-eda (Intelligence Bureau)
Ralph James ... (US version)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tsunehiro Arai Tsunehiro Arai
Akira Emoto Akira Emoto
Jacques Enghien Jacques Enghien ... UN Commissioner (as Jack Ongan)
Franz Gruber Franz Gruber ... United Nations Committee member
Yûzô Hayakawa ... SDF General
Toshio Hosokawa Toshio Hosokawa ... Chief Secretary
Kôji Ishizaka Kôji Ishizaka
Tetsuya Kaji Tetsuya Kaji ... Oceanographer
Makoto Kamiya Makoto Kamiya
Kazuo Katô Kazuo Katô ... Mimura
Shigeo Katô Shigeo Katô ... Resident fleeing in the fire
Sakyô Komatsu Sakyô Komatsu ... Man in first meeting with Onodera and Yoshimura (as Sakyo Komatsu)
Takuzô Kumagai Takuzô Kumagai
Jun Kunimura
Akio Kusama Akio Kusama ... Government Official
Shigeru Kôyama Shigeru Kôyama ... Yoshimura
Kanta Mori Kanta Mori ... Defence Minister
Akira Nagoya Akira Nagoya ... D-2 Security
Katsurô Onoue Katsurô Onoue ... (as Katsuro Onoue)
Henry Pan Henry Pan ... Dr. Eugene Cox (as Van Henry)
Charles Seams Charles Seams ... Eugene Cox
Kazuo Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki ... Science Minister
Masaya Takahashi Masaya Takahashi ... Professor Yamashiro
Mitsuo Tsuda Mitsuo Tsuda
Ayao Wada Ayao Wada
Roger Wood Roger Wood ... Australian Official
Hideko Yoshida Hideko Yoshida
Osman Yusuf ... Reporter

Produced by 

Roger Corman ... producer (english version) (uncredited)
Osamu Tanaka ... associate producer / producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... executive producer / producer
Max E. Youngstein ... producer (US English release version)

Music by 

Masaru Satô

Cinematography by 

Daisaku Kimura
Hiroshi Murai
Eric Saarinen ... (US version)

Editing by 

Michiko Ikeda

Production Design by 

Akihiko Iguchi
Yoshirô Muraki

Production Management 

Takahide Morichi ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Eiichi Asada ... assistant director
Koji Hashimoto ... chief assistant director
Hideyuki Inoue ... second assistant director
Kôichi Kawakita ... assistant director
Fumisuke Okada ... first assistant director
Takao Okawara ... fourth assistant director
Shindo Yasuda ... third assistant director
Kazuo Yoshida ... third assistant director

Special Effects by 

Eiichi Asada ... assistant camera
Yasuyuki Inoue ... special effects art director
Mitsuji Matsumoto ... special effects technician
Masakuni Morimoto ... special effects: gaffer
Teruyoshi Nakano ... director of special effects
Issei Tanaka ... special effects still photographer
Sokei Tomioka ... special effects photographer
Tadaaki Watanabe ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Takeshi Miyanishi ... optical photography
Kazunobu Sanpei ... matte photography

Camera and Electrical Department 

Yoshinori Ishizuki ... still photographer
Kenji Takama ... assistant camera

Additional Crew 

Andrew Meyer ... writer/director: additional scenes, US version
John Solie ... cover illustrator

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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