THE DAYS

2023 - 2023

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Is Submerged

Episode 1

March 11, 2011; 225 kilometers from Tokyo, a 15 meter high tsunami hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, damaging one of the cooling systems.

No Need to Evacuate

Episode 2

While still unable to get an assessment of the situation from Fukushima Daiichi, the government tells the public to stay calm and remain in their homes.

Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal

Episode 3

Pressure in the containment vessel starts to rapidly rise. With a catastrophic explosion imminent, TOEPCO suggests releasing the gas into the atmosphere.

It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima

Episode 4

With the power still down, the valves will have to be opened manually. With heavy hearts, some workers ask if they can evacuate to a safer location.

Our Company Has Lost Its Mind

Episode 5

Station Manager Yoshida decides to use seawater as a cooling source, but TOEPCO headquarters tells him to wait for authorization from the administration.

I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive

Episode 6

When pressure in the containment vessel finally starts to decrease, TOEPCO headquarters want on-site workers to get back to work, but Yoshida is wary.

Decide the Conditions for Evacuation

Episode 7

As the administration and TOEPCO headquarters grow increasingly impatient, Station Manager Yoshida asks for permission to evacuate some on-site workers.

A Scenario of Japan's Collapse

Episode 8

The Prime Minister is informed that in a worst case scenario, a third of the country — including the Tokyo area — will become uninhabitable for decades.

Top Cast

Koji Yakusho•Yutaka Takenouchi•Fumiyo Kohinata

Director

Masaki Nishiura

Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.

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Full Crew

Jun Masumoto

Producer

Daisuke Sekiguchi

Producer

Ryohei Takada

Producer

Hiroyuki Ikeda

Executive Producer

Tomoki Masuko

Producer

Shinichi Takahashi

Executive Producer

Jun Masumoto

Projection

Jun Masumoto

Screenplay

Ryusho Kadota

Original Story

Masaki Nishiura

Director

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Hideo Nakata

Director

Etsushi Sugawara

VFX Supervisor

Kazumasa Takeuchi

CGI Director

Hayato Kawai

Assistant Director

SATO Tatsuharu

Production Manager

Takeshi Hotta

Production Manager

Suehara Noritaka

Gaffer

WAKUI Masafumi

Editor

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