Sinking Of Japan

Today i shall talk about a movie, Sinking of Japan, i watched at home during one of my previous weekends. [ I didn't blog about it back then cuz I didn't had enough time and only till now that i realised I haven't type out a blog about it ]

This show is quite interesting. The main characthers are the female lead - Reiko ( a member of rescue team), and the male lead - Toshiro (a pilot of a deep sea submarine).

Scientists predict that Japan will sink within 40 years, due to subduction of a tectonic plate to the west. However, Dr. Tadokoro, who leads an oceanic scientific team that includes Toshiro, calculates that this will happen far sooner, in only 338.54 days.

As further earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions devastate Japan, the government pleads with other countries to take refugees. And Dr. Tadokoro's plan to blow holes in the disintegrating tectonic tectonic plate is the best remaining hope to not only save the people, but what remains of the country itself.

Toshiro is offered a job in England and wants Reiko to come with him, but Reiko feels bound to help others and refuses to leave. Fellow submarine pilot Shinji Yuki also turns down Toshiro's offer to work with him in England. Even Toshiro's Mum decided to stay in Japan, when earthquakes and tsunamis are happening everywhere. Her reason is that she want to stay and die in the house where all the memories of her late husband is.

What's so nice about this movie is you can see the spirit of patriotism and passion for their job. Will we ever see this in Singapore?

Will we run and leave when Singapore is in danger? What's the value of our life? I really have no answer.


* Plot summary adapted from : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473064/plotsummary