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Directed by
Kenjirô Ohmori Kenjirô Ohmori  
Written by
Kaneto Shindô Kaneto Shindô  
Cast
Hiroshi Katsuno Hiroshi Katsuno ... Yoichi Kawazu
Toshiyuki Nagashima Toshiyuki Nagashima ... Masayuki Hashizume (reporter)
Yumi Takigawa Yumi Takigawa ... Tomiko Ashida (earthquake research institute employee)
Kayo Matsuo Kayo Matsuo ... Yûko Kawazu (Yôichi's wife)
Chiaki Matsubara Chiaki Matsubara ... Kazue Umejima (camerawoman)
Hideji Ôtaki Hideji Ôtaki  
Eiji Okada Eiji Okada  
Kei Satô Kei Satô ... Chief Cabinet Secretary
Tatsuo Matsumura Tatsuo Matsumura ... Kôzô Ashida (Tomiko's father)
Shin Saburi Shin Saburi  
Norihei Miki Norihei Miki  
Sachiko Murase Sachiko Murase ... Fusae Kawazu (Yûko's mother)
Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki ... Director General of Meteorological Agency
Yûsuke Takita Yûsuke Takita ... Middle-Aged Salaryman
Toshie Kobayashi Toshie Kobayashi ... Middle-Aged Woman
Toshitaka Itô Toshitaka Itô ... Subway Operator
Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba ... Commissioner of the Land Agency
Kazuo Katô Kazuo Katô ... Professor Ichinoe (Earthquake Prediction Council)
Torahiko Hamada Torahiko Hamada ... Professor Shimura (Earthquake Prediction Council)
Kôjirô Kusanagi Kôjirô Kusanagi ... Meteorological Agency Observation Department Official
Kiyoshi Yamamoto Kiyoshi Yamamoto ... Hayashi (Meteorological Agency - Earthquake Section Manager)
Gen'ya Nagai Gen'ya Nagai ... Subway Passenger
Jun'ichi Hayakawa Jun'ichi Hayakawa ... Professor Itô (Earthquake Prediction Council)
Taiji Kodama Taiji Kodama  
Kentarô Kaji Kentarô Kaji ... Prime Secretary
Shirô Kimura Shirô Kimura ... Yôichi's Assistant
Kôzô Murao Kôzô Murao  
Yôji Matsuda Yôji Matsuda ... Ryûichi Kawazu (Yôichi's son)
Ted Fisher Ted Fisher  
Setsuko Kawaguchi Setsuko Kawaguchi  
Daigo Kusano Daigo Kusano ... Angry man in flooded underground train
Hal Linden Hal Linden ... Narrator (English version), (voice)
Francis Smith Francis Smith  
Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki ... SDF General
William Willms William Willms  
Produced by
Hideyuki Takai Hideyuki Takai ... assistant producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka Tomoyuki Tanaka ... producer
Original Music by
Toshiaki Tsushima Toshiaki Tsushima  
Special Effects by
Eiichi Asada Eiichi Asada ... assistant special effects director
Mitsuhiro Hasegawa Mitsuhiro Hasegawa ... special effects
Yasuyuki Inoue Yasuyuki Inoue ... special effects art director
Teruyoshi Nakano Teruyoshi Nakano ... director of special effects
Keisuke Shinodo Keisuke Shinodo ... production manager of special effects
Takeshi Yamamoto Takeshi Yamamoto ... special effects
Visual Effects by
Takeshi Miyanishi Takeshi Miyanishi ... optical photography
Masakuni Morimoto Masakuni Morimoto ... special effects lighting
Tadaaki Watanabe Tadaaki Watanabe ... optical effects
Additional Info
Premiere: August 30, 1980
Theatrical Release: February 05, 1982
DVD Release: July 24, 2007
Country: Japan
Distributor: Videoasia
Websites: IMDb
Ratings
IMDb

5.0 / 10

Alternate Titles
> Earthquake 7.9
> Jishin Rettô
> Magnitude 7.9
> Megaforce 7.9
Production Companies
Toho
Distributors
Shochiku Films of America
  (1982) (United States) (dubbed) (theatrical)
MNTEX Entertainment
  (1990) (United States) (dubbed) (ep mode) (VHS)
Videoasia
  (2007) (United States) (on "Grindhouse Experience") (DVD)
Filming Locations
Tokyo, Japan
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