The Day the Sun Fell
2015 · Movie · 80 min · ★ 7.2
The granddaughter of a Red Cross doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima traces her grandfather's experience through the lives of a doctor and former nurses who shared it. As she gathers their memories, the Fukushima disaster strikes, echoing history.
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Details
- Original title
- Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-08-09
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 80 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (5 votes)
Cast & crew
- AD
Aya Domenig
as Self
- KD
Kiyomi Doi
as Self - Aya's grandmother
- SD
Shigeru Doi
as Self - Aya's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)
- SM
Sumiko Miyahara
as Self - Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse
- CU
Chizuko Uchida
as Self
Shuntaro Hida
as Self - Former Imperial Japanese Army doctor
- HK
Hitoshi Kai
as Self - Chairman of Junod Association
- MN
Mai Nakata
as Self - Fukushima refugee
- SN
Shoei Nakata
as Self - Mai Nakata's son, Fukushima refugee
Shinzo Abe
as Self - Prime minister of Japan
Directed by Aya Domenig