March 11th 2011 a major earthquake hits Japan and the ensuing tsunami compounds the triple nuclear disaster at Fukushima. Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s team does what it can to face the situation. What actually happened in the Prime Minister’s residence during this, the worst crisis in the country’s history? Has the truth been completely revealed?
STARRING
Yukiya KITAMURA
Kunihiko MITAMURA
Yoshihiko HAKAMADA
Yuri NAKAMURA
Tomohiro KAKU
Kunihiko MITAMURA
WRITER
Takashi Hasegawa
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Taiju HAYASHI
SOUND
Shinichi Yoshii
MUSIC
Micky Yoshino
FILM EDITING
Yukako Kobayashi
PRODUCTION
Tamiyoshi TACHIBANA
DISTRIBUTION
DESTINY FILMS
Futoshi Sato
Filmmaker Futoshi Sato was born on 19 March 1968 in Sendai, Japan. While still studying, he made several remarkable independently produced films, after which he entered the world of cinema, first as an assistant decorator and then as an assistant director. He went on to make commercials, music videos, and documentaries. In 2005 he directed Indian Summer, his first feature, followed by IT Bubble to Neta Onna Tachi (2007) and Girl’s Box Lover’s High (2008). From 2010 to 2011, he directed three seasons of the TV series Majisuka Gakuen for TV Tokyo, as well as other series for TV Asahi. In 2016, he began shooting Fukushima: The Seal of the Sun.
FILMOGRAPHY
2005 : INDEIAN SAMA
2008 : GIRL’S BOX : RABAZU HAI
2011 : GYARU BASARA : SENGOKU-JIDAI WA KENGAI DESU
2013 : HANGURE VS. YAKUZA
2015 : JUNK STORY (documentary)