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MOVIE | 'JAPAN IN A DAY' Depicts a Single Day One Year After 3.11
MOVIE | Win a Free Screening for 5 Pairs
'JAPAN IN A DAY' Depicts a Single Day One Year After 3.11
The day of March 11, 2011,Great East Japan Earthquakemarked one year after "that day." "JAPAN IN A DAY," a film produced by the master Ridley Scott, which connects the everyday lives of that day, will be released nationwide on November 3 (Saturday) at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and other theaters. In advance, OPENERS is inviting 5 pairs (10 people) to a special screening to be held at Fuji TV in Odaiba, Tokyo, from 7:00 PM on October 22 (Monday).
Text by YANAKA Tomomi
No Day Is Ordinary
March 11, a day when Japan and the world faced the threat of nature. "How did you spend that day, one year later?" In response to this question posed to the world by Ridley Scott, the master filmmaker behind Oscar-winning films like "Gladiator," over 8,000 submissions totaling 300 hours of footage were uploaded via YouTube from 12 countries, primarily Japan, but also including the UK, USA, Germany, and even Antarctica.
'JAPAN IN A DAY' is a film made from these individual moments. It can be considered the Japanese version of "LIFE IN A DAY," following Ridley Scott's 2011 directorial work "LIFE IN A DAY."
Paper cranes made in mourning for those lost in the earthquake. A desolate town where reconstruction has yet to progress. A wedding celebrating a new beginning. The birth of a new life. And everyday scenes—This film compiles various scenes shot by people on that day. These images are woven together to form a story, creating a single film.
The ordinary, yet special, event of March 11, 2012, beginning and ending. This work, imbued with the message "No day in life is ordinary," teaches us the wonder of being alive right here, right now.
Win a Free Screening of 'JAPAN IN A DAY' for 5 Pairs (10 People)
Date | October 22 (Monday)
Time | Doors Open 6:30 PM, Screening Starts 7:00 PM
Venue | Fuji TV "Multi Theater"
2-4-8 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Applications are now closed.
Thank you for your many applications.
*Winners will be notified via email. Winners must reply to the email with the subject line unchanged, clearly stating the required information. Please note that failure to reply by the deadline will result in disqualification.
Date | October 22 (Monday)
Time | Doors Open 6:30 PM, Screening Starts 7:00 PM
Venue | Fuji TV "Multi Theater"
2-4-8 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Applications are now closed.
Thank you for your many applications.
*Winners will be notified via email. Winners must reply to the email with the subject line unchanged, clearly stating the required information. Please note that failure to reply by the deadline will result in disqualification.
'JAPAN IN A DAY'
Nationwide release begins November 3 (Saturday) at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and other theaters
Executive Producer | Ridley Scott
Executive Producer | Chihiro Kameyama
Director | Philipp Martin
Distribution | Gaga
©2012 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, JAPAN IN A DAY FILMS LTD.