CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 16m

The Day the Earth Moved

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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.

Directed byToshio Goto

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
JA
Released
January 1, 1997
Studios
Tama ProductionGoGo Visual PlanningOrix

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Tetsuya Okazaki

Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Keiko Yamamoto

Keiko Yamamoto

Yoshiko Ohta

Yoshiko Ohta

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii

Kanako Kubo

Creative team
Directed by
Toshio Goto
Written by
Etsuko Kishikawa
Produced by
Michiya Tanaka
Sozaburo Katsura

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