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Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan

2017

50 minutes

Documentary

Overview

World War II comes to an end. Tokyo is a destroyed place, without law, driven by hunger and greed. From over 100,000 pages of declassified CIA documents and hours of newly discovered footage, recorded by American occupation charges and private individuals, the documentary shows Tokyo during this crucial year, Year Zero. Observed from the point of view of a young man who finds himself transported in time, the NHK documentary uses color images and state-of-the-art video techniques to reveal how a desperate population is published as the foundations of today's megalopolis.

Top Cast

Takayuki Yamada headshot

Takayuki Yamada

Kenji Mizuhashi headshot

Kenji Mizuhashi

Bob Werley headshot

Bob Werley

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Hinata Kaizu headshot

Hinata Kaizu

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Kenji Oka headshot

Kenji Oka

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Hirohisa Nagai headshot

Hirohisa Nagai

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Ryusuke Yamanaka headshot

Ryusuke Yamanaka

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Ryota Mishima headshot

Ryota Mishima

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Ayumi Nakano headshot

Ayumi Nakano

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Hayato Takamiya headshot

Hayato Takamiya

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Yuzuru Sugawara headshot

Yuzuru Sugawara

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Dawn Matus headshot

Dawn Matus

Narrator