The Sun
2016, Japanese. Directed by Yu Irie.
The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have high intelligence, but they have a high sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and are active mostly during the night. The other group are the Kyurio. They survived by never having the virus. The Nokusu discriminates against the Kyurio. Tetsuhiko Okudera is a Kyurio. He was born in a poor village. He isn't happy with being a Kyurio and wishes he could be a Nokusu. Yui Ikuta is Tetsuhiko’s childhood friend. She tries to revive the poor village.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Yu IrieDirector
- Ryunosuke KamikiTetsuhiko Okudera
- Mugi KadowakiYui Ikuta
- Kanji FurutachiSoichi Ikuta
- Yuki FurukawaFujita Morishige
- Toshiki AyataYukio Sasaki
- Kouki MizutaTakumi Sasaki
- Kazuya TakahashiYoji Kaneda
- Yōko MoriguchiReiko Soga
- Jun MurakamiKatsuya Okudera
- Yuko NakamuraJunko Okudera
- Shingo TsurumiSeiji Soga
- Mikuu YamadaYoko
Details
- Released
- 23 April 2016
- Original title
- 太陽
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tomohiro Maekawa, Yu Irie
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The Sun: quick answers
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How long is The Sun?
The Sun runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Which OTT platform is The Sun on?
The Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 April 2016. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Sun?
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Who directed The Sun?
The Sun (2016) was directed by Yu Irie and stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mugi Kadowaki, Kanji Furutachi.