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Japan Sinks: 2020 : Season 1
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Air date: 09 Jul '20 - 10 episodesBased on Sakyo Komatsu's 1973 bestseller sci-fi novel "Japan Sinks." The story is set right after the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and follows the fate of the four members of the Muto family, including the protagonist girl Ayumu and her younger brother Gou.
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List of Episodes (10)
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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1. The Beginning of the End
09 Jul '20As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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2. Farewell, Tokyo
09 Jul '20With the waters rising, the Mutohs and their neighbors Nanami and Haruo decide to abandon the shrine where they've taken refuge and leave Tokyo.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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3. A New Hope
09 Jul '20Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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4. An Open Door
09 Jul '20The group shelters at a grocery store, but earthquakes force them onward. They escape with the owner, picking up an English hitchhiker along the way.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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5. Illusion
09 Jul '20The Shan City community welcomes the travelers with open arms. The group's leader communes with the dead, causing a rift between Ayumu and her mom.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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6. An Oracle
09 Jul '20The commune imprisons Kunio after the escape attempt. Ayumu realizes that the old man is using Morse code to try to share a desperate warning.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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7. The Dawn
09 Jul '20The survivors reach a port where boat evacuation is in progress. Ayumu is allowed aboard due to her athletic potential, but no one else makes the cut.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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8. Mom's Secret
09 Jul '20The Japanese archipelago begins to sink. The group escapes aboard a fishing vessel, but they're forced into the lifeboats after it's damaged.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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9. Japan Sinks
09 Jul '20The raft survivors rendezvous with Kite and Onodera, then head for the coordinates of a research facility: it may hold data that can save Japan.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)
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10. Ressurection
09 Jul '20Onodera's data contains a map showing that parts of Japan may resurface. For the survivors, rescue hinges on reconnecting to Kite's internet balloon.
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