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THE DAYS

THE DAYS

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THE DAYS

"What happened there on that day?"

2023

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

7.8(146 votes)

Ended

Drama

Crime

Overview

Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

Links & Resources

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Social & External

Production Companies

Lyonesse Pictures

Warner Bros. Japan

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Masao Yoshida

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Maekawa

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Azuma

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Furuya

Takuma Otoo

Takuma Otoo

Kinoshita

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Murakami

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Yuki Izumisawa

Yuki Izumisawa

Tomomi Maruyama

Tomomi Maruyama

Creative team

Showrunner: Hiroyuki Ikeda
Shinichi Takahashi
Written by: Jun Masumoto
Produced by: Jun Masumoto
Daisuke Sekiguchi

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