The Day the Sun Fell

Directed by Aya Domenig
2015    79m
Documentary, History
7.8
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The filmmaker's grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing. Her quest to learn why he never talked about his experiences takes a new turn after Fukushima's catastrophe.
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Cast of The Day the Sun Fell
  • Aya DomenigSelf
  • Kiyomi DoiSelf - Aya's grandmother
  • Shigeru DoiSelf - Aya's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)
  • Sumiko MiyaharaSelf - Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse
  • Chizuko UchidaSelf
  • Shuntaro HidaSelf - Former Imperial Japanese Army doctor
  • Hitoshi KaiSelf - Chairman of Junod Association
  • Mai NakataSelf - Fukushima refugee
  • Shoei NakataSelf - Mai Nakata's son, Fukushima refugee
  • Shinzo AbeSelf - Prime minister of Japan

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