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THE DAYS

THE DAYS

What happened there on that day?

20237.81 Season8 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

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

Created by Hiroyuki Ikeda
Written by Ryusho Kadota, Jun Masumoto
Produced by Jun Masumoto, Daisuke Sekiguchi, Tomoki Masuko
NetworksNetflix

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Top Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Masao Yoshida

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Maekawa

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Azuma

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Furuya

Takuma Otoo

Takuma Otoo

Kinoshita

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Murakami

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Yuki Izumisawa

Yuki Izumisawa

Tomomi Maruyama

Tomomi Maruyama

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Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or booknuclear power planttsunamibased on true storydisastercatastrophepower companynuclear accidentsfukushima disaster (2011)darknuclear disasterprovocativegreat east japan earthquakedisaster aftermath

About THE DAYS

THE DAYS is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, nuclear power plant, tsunami, based on true story, disaster. Created by Hiroyuki Ikeda, it stars Koji Yakusho, Yutaka Takenouchi, Fumiyo Kohinata. 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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