The Day the Sun Fell

7.2
Low
20151h 19m

Directed by

Overview

Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.oshima after the atomic bomb was dropped over the city, the filmmaker encounters doctors and nurses who went through similar experiences to his at the time. Right up until his death in 1991, her grandfather was never able to speak about his experiences, but the formidable stories and openness of her protagonists bring her closer to his past.

Top Cast

No Photo

Aya Domenig

Self

No Photo

Kiyomi Doi

Self - Aya's grandmother

No Photo

Shigeru Doi

Self - Aya's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)

No Photo

Sumiko Miyahara

Self - Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse

No Photo

Chizuko Uchida

Self

Shuntaro Hida - Self - Former Imperial Japanese Army doctor in The Day the Sun Fell

Shuntaro Hida

Self - Former Imperial Japanese Army doctor

No Photo

Hitoshi Kai

Self - Chairman of Junod Association

No Photo

Mai Nakata

Self - Fukushima refugee

Community
7.2
5 votes
My Score
N/A
Login to rate
6.0
Low confidence
Bayesian
6.00
95% interval
±0.15
Ratings
5

Only 5 ratings so far. The current score has wide uncertainty. Treat it as a preliminary signal.

Why we're confident →

Where to Watch

Click icons to visit streaming services directly. Streaming service names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.

Movie Info

Release Date

August 9, 2015

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

Documentary, History

Director

All Reviews

Sort by:
Weekly Movie Picks, every Friday to your inbox