how many disaster movie can there be before we get tire of them . come on and we can see them on the discovery channel all day long . i agree with the comment that the first part of this movie be just a soap opera . the great predictor grandson make a prediction and everybody start moan about how he be ruin the family name . the evil mother in law convinces the wife to throw him out into the arm of his mistress and whom she want to meet . can you believe that . the wife want to approve the new wife . at the same time the mistress have someone in love with her that doesn not have a wife and but she send him pack . now and that the soap opera be over and the earthquake appear . the special effect be really good and but the dubbing be bad . that be why i like subtitled film . the actor be all very experienced and have win many award and so you will get to see some of japan best in an oft repeated story . but and the soap opera story return with a kitchy end .