TIDAL WAVE was one of a few Japanese disaster movies that were imported into the United States. Happily, this one even had more footage shot State-side with Lorne Greene, very recently of the film EARTHQUAKE. In TIDAL WAVE, the planet's core suddenly (and without explanation) expands, and this causes upheaval for the island nation of Japan. Earthquakes cause massive fires and volcanoes, but that's only the beginning of the trouble! It is soon learned that Japan is on the verge of sinking into the sea. There begins the logistical and political challenge of dispersing the Japanese people across the globe as their land crumbles into the ocean around them. Sadly, the film is pretty obscure. The only print that can be tracked down via the internet was recorded from television many years ago. The theme of the film, meanwhile, has been explored a number of times in Japanese movies since. One parody even reversed the theme and depicted a scenario in which all other land had sunk into the sea and Japan was forced to cope with refugees from all over the world!
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