Sakyo Komatsu

Writing

Sakyo Komatsu

Born January 28, 1931 · Osaka, Japan

Died July 26, 2011 · aged 80

Sakyo Komatsu (小松 左京 Komatsu Sakyō, January 28, 1931 – July 26, 2011) was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan.

Known For

VirusVirus · 1980
Virus
6.31980
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
Japan SinksJapan Sinks · 2006
Japan Sinks
5.62006
MovieDramaThriller
In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.
Submersion of JapanSubmersion of Japan · 1973
Submersion of Japan
7.01973
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.
ESPYESPY · 1974
ESPY
5.41974
MovieActionScience Fiction
Two Japanese spies with extrasensory powers go to Istanbul to stop a global agenda of assassinations.
Neon taiheikiNeon taiheiki · 1968
Neon taiheiki
9.01968
MovieComedyDrama
Tidal WaveTidal Wave · 1975
Tidal Wave
1975
MovieScience FictionDrama
Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single continent slowly split off into smaller continents and islands. Thirty million years ago, the country of Japan was part of the continent of Asia, and has since split off into its own archipelago. Another landmass shift is about to occur...
Sayonara JupiterSayonara Jupiter · 1984
Sayonara Jupiter
5.51984
MovieScience FictionThriller
In the 22nd century, scientists from an energy-depleted Earth research new fuel sources in the far corners of the solar system, where they discover an ancient alien race from Jupiter as well as the emergence of an apocalyptically dangerous black hole. Koji Hashimoto's 1983 sci-fi adventure was conceived as a Japanese competitor to the upcoming sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001, titled 2010, and often mirrors the sequel's plot.
Tokyo BlackoutTokyo Blackout · 1987
Tokyo Blackout
6.21987
MovieScience Fiction
Tokyo is suddenly covered by a dome-shaped electromagnetic cloud for an unknown reason and is totally blocked and isolated from other parts of the world. The temperature inside the cloud is slowly increasing. The Soviet Pacific fleet is getting closer. The U.S. is forcing Japan to form a new government. Scientists and research workers outside Tokyo have to race against time to find out how to get through the cloud in order to rescue the 12,000,000+ lives in Tokyo and the fate of the country.

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Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical EditionJapan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition · 2020
Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition
5.02020
MovieAnimationDrama
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 ocean, the Mutou family must band together to survive the catastrophe. Treading the near-apocalyptic setting, they struggle not only to stay alive, but also to learn the difficulty of coping with loss.

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