The Day the Sun Fell
2015, German. Directed by Aya Domenig.
Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.oshima after the atomic bomb was dropped over the city, the filmmaker encounters doctors and nurses who went through similar experiences to his at the time. Right up until his death in 1991, her grandfather was never able to speak about his experiences, but the formidable stories and openness of her protagonists bring her closer to his past.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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The Day the Sun Fell is streaming on Iwonder in India.
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Cast & crew
- Aya DomenigDirector
- Aya DomenigSelf
- Kiyomi DoiSelf - Aya's grandmother
- Shigeru DoiSelf - Aya's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)
- Sumiko MiyaharaSelf - Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse
- Chizuko UchidaSelf
- Shuntaro HidaSelf - Former Imperial Japanese Army doctor
- Hitoshi KaiSelf - Chairman of Junod Association
- Mai NakataSelf - Fukushima refugee
- Shoei NakataSelf - Mai Nakata's son, Fukushima refugee
- Shinzo AbeSelf - Prime minister of Japan
Details
- Released
- 9 August 2015
- Original title
- Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel
- Country
- Finland, Japan, Switzerland
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The Day the Sun Fell runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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The Day the Sun Fell is streaming on Iwonder in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Day the Sun Fell?
If you liked The Day the Sun Fell, try The Accountant of Auschwitz, Ronaldo, The War Room.
Who directed The Day the Sun Fell?
The Day the Sun Fell (2015) was directed by Aya Domenig and stars Aya Domenig, Kiyomi Doi, Shigeru Doi.