Brand new factory sealed dvd. Surprisingly ambitious and subversive, the film charts the aftermath which ensues when tectonic plates shifting result in one continent after another dropping into the ocean, with survivors flooding into the still-standing Japan. Not surprisingly, the culture clash which ensues provides a lot of sharp-toothed humour, with American's getting the lions share of the ribbing. Trying to incorporate themselves into Japanese society, famous American actors do TV costume samurai dramas, white women serve as French maids for middle-class families, the former leaders of China and South Korea act as lapdogs for the Prime Minister, and foreigners who don't sufficiently blend in are arrested! Yet geologists have begun to detect signs of another looming global catastrophe, one that threatens to destroy the last piece of earth remaining. The special effects themselves are fine, but that's hardly the issue considering the film's bigger satiric targets. Certainly not a movie for all tastes, it's nevertheless engaging and thought-provoking for viewers who are in the right frame of mind and worth a peek.