The Day the Earth Moved
1997•1h 16m•9.0•Released
DramaAnimation
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.
Director
Toshio Goto
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Tama Production
Cast
Keiko Takeshita
Tetsuya Okazaki
Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Tetsuo Sakaguchi
Keiko Yamamoto
Yoshiko Ohta
Koji Ishii
Kanako Kubo
Production
Company
Tama Production
Company
GoGo Visual Planning
Company
Orix
Producer
Sozaburo Katsura
Producer
Michiya Tanaka
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