

Japan's Tragedy
2012, Japanese. Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi.
In 2010, 31,560 people ended their own lives and about 20,000 people died or went missing with the earthquake. Unemployed widower Fujio Murai’s family tragedy contains instances of both; diagnosed with lung cancer, Fujio refuses surgery and returns home with his son Yoshio.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 October 2012
- Original title
- 日本の悲劇
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masahiro Kobayashi
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Japan's Tragedy runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Who directed Japan's Tragedy?
Japan's Tragedy (2012) was directed by Masahiro Kobayashi and stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Kazuki Kitamura, Akemi Omori.