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The Day the Earth Moved
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The Day the Earth Moved

Jan 1, 1997
1h 16m
★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
Animation

Production Companies

Tama Production
GoGo Visual Planning
Orix

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Cast

Tetsuya Okazaki

Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Tetsuya Okazaki

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Yamamoto

Keiko Yamamoto

Kanako Kubo

Kanako Kubo

Yoshiko Ohta

Yoshiko Ohta

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii

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