is a Japanese film directed by

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, starring

Toshiyuki Nishida is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for '' The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (200 ...

. It premiered at the

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in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.

Outline

The film is based on the non-fiction book by Kota Ishii. Set in

Kamaishi, Iwate is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is Geography Kamaishi i ...

, following the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...

, Aiba (played by

) is a retired funeral-home employee who volunteers to assist in the task of preparing bodies at a temporary morgue set up in a school gymnasium.

Cast

as Aiba * Koichi Sato as a doctor *

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as a dentist *

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* Michitaka Tsutsui

Music

The film's music was composed and arranged by . The ending theme song, "Pray for the World", was sung by Japanese singer

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Release

Theatrical run

The film premiered at the

in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.

References

External links

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Fuji TV film details
*{{IMDb title, 2323810
''Tokyo Time Out'' review

''Variety'' review
2012 films Films set in Iwate Prefecture Films shot in Japan Films based on non-fiction books Japanese drama films Films about the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 2010s Japanese films