After the Quake

Oct 3, 2025

2h 12m

★ 7.9

Overview

Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki's anthology, After the Quake explores the complex aftermath of Japan’s earthquakes and other global crises. (Movie version of the TV drama).

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bitters End

NHK

Chiaroscuro

NHK Enterprises

After the Quake Trailers

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Cast

Komura

Masaki Okada

Mimei Komura

Ai Hashimoto

Sasaki

Yuki Izumisawa

Erika Karata

Sasaki Keiko

Kana Kita

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Junko

Yui Narumi

Kodai Kurosaki

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Zenya

Daichi Watanabe

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

young Zenya

Soya Kurokawa

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