Episode 1
The Beginning of the End
25m6.9 / 10
As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.
Episode credits
Directed by Takayoshi Nagatomo
TV series
Japan Sinks: 2020
2020TV-MA1 season7.2 / 10
After catastrophic earthquakes devastate Japan, one family's resolve is tested on a journey of survival through the sinking archipelago.
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Synopsis
After catastrophic earthquakes devastate Japan, one family's resolve is tested on a journey of survival through the sinking archipelago.
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Episode 2
Farewell, Tokyo
25m6.4 / 10
With 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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Episode 3
A New Hope
25m7.3 / 10
Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.
Episode credits
Directed by Takayoshi Nagatomo
Episode 4
An Open Door
25m7.7 / 10
The 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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Episode 5
Illusion
25m7.5 / 10
The 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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Episode 6
An Oracle
26m7.5 / 10
The 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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Episode 7
The Dawn
25m7.5 / 10
The 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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Episode 8
Mom's Secret
25m8.0 / 10
The 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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Directed by Takayoshi Nagatomo
Episode 9
Japan Sinks
25m8.0 / 10
The 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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Episode 10
Resurrection
31m8.0 / 10finale
Onodera's data contains a map showing that parts of Japan may resurface. For the survivors, rescue hinges on reconnecting to Kite's internet balloon.
Episode credits
Directed by Yuji Tokuno, Masaaki Yuasa, Takayoshi NagatomoGuest stars Erisa Kuon
Episode information updated Sep 13, 2026
More about Japan Sinks: 2020
Cast
Taichi TakedaSaburō Ōtani (voice)
Reina UedaAyumu Mutō (voice)
Tomo MuranakaGō Mutō (voice)
Yuko SasakiMari Mutō (voice)
Masaki TerasomaKōichirō Mutō (voice)
Hiroyuki YoshinoHaruki Koga (voice)
Nanako MoriNami Miura (voice)
Kensho OnoKaito (voice)Credits
- Written by
- Sakyo Komatsu
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 10
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 日本沈没2020
Networks & production
Netflix
Science SARUJapan
Themes
animearchipelagobased on novel or bookcataclysmchaosdestructiondisasterearthquake
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