The Best Episodes of Japan Sinks: 2020 Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(201 votes)

   #1 - The Beginning of the End

   S1:E17/9/2020

   As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.

   Director:Takayoshi Nagatomo

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   7.3/10(170 votes)

   #2 - Farewell, Tokyo

   S1:E27/9/2020

   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.

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   7.2/10(120 votes)

   #3 - Mom's Secret

   S1:E87/9/2020

   The Japanese archipelago begins to sink. The group escapes aboard a fishing vessel, but they're forced into the lifeboats after it's damaged.

   Director:Takayoshi Nagatomo

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   7.0/10(150 votes)

   #4 - A New Hope

   S1:E37/9/2020

   Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.

   Director:Takayoshi Nagatomo

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   6.9/10(157 votes)

   #5 - Japan Sinks

   S1:E97/9/2020

   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.

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   6.7/10(131 votes)

   #6 - An Open Door

   S1:E47/9/2020

   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.

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   6.7/10(121 votes)

   #7 - An Oracle

   S1:E67/9/2020

   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.

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   6.7/10(114 votes)

   #8 - The Dawn

   S1:E77/9/2020

   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.

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   6.7/10(128 votes)

   #9 - Resurrection

   S1:E107/9/2020

   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.

   Directors:Yuji Tokuno, Masaaki Yuasa, Takayoshi Nagatomo

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   Directors:Yuji Tokuno, Masaaki Yuasa, Takayoshi Nagatomo

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    6.3/10(128 votes)

    #10 - Illusion

    S1:E57/9/2020

    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.

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