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The Day the Sun Fell

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, August 9 2015
9 years ago
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Portrait of Aya DomenigAya Domenig. Aya Domenig was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kiyomi DoiKiyomi Doi. Kiyomi Doi was 44 in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Aya's grandmother'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 02 1971
Portrait of Shigeru DoiShigeru Doi. Shigeru Doi was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Aya's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sumiko MiyaharaSumiko Miyahara. Sumiko Miyahara was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chizuko UchidaChizuko Uchida. Chizuko Uchida was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shuntaro HidaShuntaro Hida. Shuntaro Hida was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Former Imperial Japanese Army doctor'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hitoshi KaiHitoshi Kai. Hitoshi Kai was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Chairman of Junod Association'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mai NakataMai Nakata. Mai Nakata was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Fukushima refugee'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shoei NakataShoei Nakata. Shoei Nakata was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Mai Nakata's son, Fukushima refugee'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe. Shinzo Abe was 60 in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Self - Prime minister of Japan'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 21 1954 –
Died: Fri, Jul 08 2022

Crew

Portrait of Aya DomenigAya Domenig. Aya Domenig was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Director, Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mrinal DesaiMrinal Desai. Mrinal Desai was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mirjam von ArxMirjam von Arx. Mirjam von Arx was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tanja MedingTanja Meding. Tanja Meding was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tania StöcklinTania Stöcklin. Tania Stöcklin was 56 in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Editor'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 09 1959
Portrait of Gisela CastronariGisela Castronari. Gisela Castronari was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Petra BeckPetra Beck. Petra Beck was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marcel VaidMarcel Vaid. Marcel Vaid was >> in The Day the Sun Fell as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday