Hideaki Ito and Masaaki Uchino are co-starring in a disaster film titled "252: Seizonsha Ari," directed by Nobuo Mizuta ("Maiko Haaaan!!!").

A series of earthquakes causes the biggest typhoon in history to hit Japan, submerging areas of Tokyo. From one underground mall in Shinbashi, a rescue squad receives a distress code of "252," signaling that there are survivors in need of help.

The code is sent by a former rescue squad officer (Ito) who is trapped in the mall along with his daughter. The signal is picked up by his older brother (Uchino), who currently commands the rescue team.

Filming already took place between October and December. To make the rescue scenes more realistic, producers worked together with the Tokyo Fire Department. Both actors also spent more than a week at the fire department's training facility. Ito has some additional experience for the part, as he played a rescue diver in the hit "Umizaru" series.

"252" is scheduled to open in theaters on December 6.