After catastrophic earthquakes devastate Japan, one family's resolve is tested on a journey of survival through the sinking archipelago.
Japan Sinks: 2020 (Season 1)
The Beginning of the End (Episode 1) 6.9
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 2) 6.4
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 3) 7.5
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.
An Open Door (Episode 4) 8.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 5) 8.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 6) 8.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 7) 8.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 8) 9.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 9) 9.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 10) 9.0
Air date: 2020-07-09
Runtime: 31 min
Overview: 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.
