6.5
Japan Sinks: 2020
日本沈没2020
6.5
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Synopsis
The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they know it is flipped upside down when a calamitous earthquake strikes the entire Japanese archipelago—obliterating the face of the country in an instant. With society crumbling around them and their nation gradually sinking into the oc...
Background
Nihon Chinbotsu 2020 is an original net animation and one of many works based on Sakyo Komatsu's award-winning 1973 disaster novel of the same name. The ten episodes were released exclusively on Netflix in July 2020.
Audience Guidance
AIRecommended age: 15+
strong
ViolenceGraphic disaster violence including building collapses, tsunamis, impalements, crushed bodies, and on-screen deaths of adults and children.
strong
Disturbing themesPervasive grief, child death, suicide and suicidal ideation, implied sexual assault, cult manipulation, and cannibalism suggestions in a hopeless survival context.
moderate
Sexual contentBrief non-explicit sexual activity and a scene strongly implying sexual assault of a minor, though not graphically depicted.
moderate
LanguageFrequent strong profanity in subtitles reflecting high-stress survival situations.
moderate
Substance useCharacters use alcohol and prescription drugs to cope with trauma; one arc involves a cult distributing drugged water.
This is a bleak, realistic disaster series where a family navigates Japan's catastrophic sinking; it pulls no punches with graphic deaths, including children, and explores trauma, suicide, and moral collapse. The emotional weight and disturbing imagery make it unsuitable for younger teens despite its animated format.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 has 10 episodes.
Japan Sinks: 2020 is currently finished airing.
Japan Sinks: 2020 was produced by Science SARU.
Japan Sinks: 2020 aired Jul 9, 2020.
Japan Sinks: 2020 is based on a Novel.
This is a bleak, realistic disaster series where a family navigates Japan's catastrophic sinking; it pulls no punches with graphic deaths, including children, and explores trauma, suicide, and moral collapse. The emotional weight and disturbing imagery make it unsuitable for younger teens despite its animated format.
