Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened (2011)
An investigation by Professor of Geological Sciences, Roger Bilham, of the science behind the earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.
Top billed cast
Mark StrongSelf - Narrator- Roger BilhamSelf - Seismologist, University of Colorado
- Simon BoxallSelf - National Oceanography Center, Southampton
- Gerard FryerSelf - Geophysicist, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Chris GoldfingerSelf - Marine Geologist, Oregon State University
- Tom JordanSelf - Director, Southern California Earthquake Center
Callum MacraeSelf - Journalist & Filmaker- Charles McCreerySelf - Director, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Bill McGuireSelf
- Costas Emmanuel SynolakisSelf - Coastal Engineer, University of Southern California
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