Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan

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.

Directed by Kensuke Kishi

Top cast

Takayuki Yamada

Kenji Mizuhashi

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Bob Werley

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Hinata Kaizu

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Kenji Oka

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Hirohisa Nagai

Himself

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Ryusuke Yamanaka

Himself

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Ryota Mishima

Himself

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Ayumi Nakano

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Hayato Takamiya

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Yuzuru Sugawara

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Dawn Matus

Narrator

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