The Day the Earth Moved

Synopsis

January 16, 1995. Tsuyoshi Takahashi, a young student at Shiokaze elementary, is driven solely to get excellent grades. Because of this he often ignores those around him in his pursuit of perfection. Miho, a young girl in his class that wishes he would appreciate the people around him. Kazu a sickly and bed ridden classmate that lives near him. January 17, the 1995 Kobe / Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake strikes killing more than 6000 people and leaving 300 000 more homeless. Measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale, it was the largest Earthquake to hit Japan since the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. In the aftermath of the quake, Tsuyoshi's finds his priorities changing. Dealing with the death of one friend while helping another to cope with a very personal loss, Tsuyoshi is forced to mature into someone who can no longer ignore the suffering around him.

Main Cast

Tetsuya Okazaki

Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Age : 71 | Popularity : 5%

Keiko Takeshita

Age : 70 | Popularity : 8%

Keiko Yamamoto

Age : 80 | Popularity : 7%

Kanako Kubo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yoshiko Ohta

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Koji Ishii

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Reijirō Koroku
Directing	Director	Toshio Gotô
Writing	Story	Etsuko Kishikawa
Production	Producer	Sozaburo Katsura Michiya Tanaka
Department	Role	Name

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