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The Day the Sun Fell

20151h 19mAya Domenig

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Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.oshima after the atomic bomb was dropped over the city, the filmmaker encounters doctors and nurses who went through similar experiences to his at the time. Right up until his death in 1991, her grandfather was never able to speak about his experiences, but the formidable stories and openness of her protagonists bring her closer to his past.

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What is The Day the Sun Fell (2015) about?

Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the…

Who stars in The Day the Sun Fell?

The Day the Sun Fell stars Aya Domenig (Self), Kiyomi Doi (Self - Aya's grandmother), Shigeru Doi (Self - Aya's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)), Sumiko Miyahara (Self - Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse), Chizuko Uchida (Self). The film was directed by Aya Domenig.

How long is The Day the Sun Fell?

The Day the Sun Fell has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2015.

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