Japan Sinks: 2020: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
The Beginning of the End
Jul 9, 2020
As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.
Farewell, Tokyo
Jul 9, 2020
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.
A New Hope
Jul 9, 2020
Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.
An Open Door
Jul 9, 2020
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.
Illusion
Jul 9, 2020
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.
An Oracle
Jul 9, 2020
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.
The Dawn
Jul 9, 2020
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.
Mom's Secret
Jul 9, 2020
The Japanese archipelago begins to sink. The group escapes aboard a fishing vessel, but they're forced into the lifeboats after it's damaged.
Japan Sinks
Jul 9, 2020
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.
Resurrection
Jul 9, 2020
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.