THE DAYS

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  1. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Is Submerged

  48m

  March 11, 2011; 225 kilometers from Tokyo, a 15 meter high tsunami hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, damaging one of the cooling systems.

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  2. No Need to Evacuate

  53m

  While still unable to get an assessment of the situation from Fukushima Daiichi, the government tells the public to stay calm and remain in their homes.

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  3. Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal

  57m

  Pressure in the containment vessel starts to rapidly rise. With a catastrophic explosion imminent, TOEPCO suggests releasing the gas into the atmosphere.

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  4. It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima

  56m

  With the power still down, the valves will have to be opened manually. With heavy hearts, some workers ask if they can evacuate to a safer location.

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  5. Our Company Has Lost Its Mind

  47m

  Station Manager Yoshida decides to use seawater as a cooling source, but TOEPCO headquarters tells him to wait for authorization from the administration.

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  6. I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive

  53m

  When pressure in the containment vessel finally starts to decrease, TOEPCO headquarters want on-site workers to get back to work, but Yoshida is wary.

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  7. Decide the Conditions for Evacuation

  55m

  As the administration and TOEPCO headquarters grow increasingly impatient, Station Manager Yoshida asks for permission to evacuate some on-site workers.

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  8. A Scenario of Japan's Collapse

  66m

  The Prime Minister is informed that in a worst case scenario, a third of the country — including the Tokyo area — will become uninhabitable for decades.

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Masao Yoshida

Yutaka Takenouchi

Maekawa

Fumiyo Kohinata

Azuma

Kaoru Kobayashi

Furuya

Takuma Otoo

Kinoshita

Ken Mitsuishi

Murakami

Kenichi Endo

Yuriko Ishida

Yuki Izumisawa

Tomomi Maruyama

Ouji Suzuka

Yasushi Fuchikami