Towards the end of WWII, the Navy gave the Kyoto University's physics lab the secret of a bomb that makes use of nuclear fission energy. While doing research to save Japan, the researchers there wonder if they should promote the development of weapons as scientists. Research enthusiast Ishimura Osamu tries to experiment purely but is at the mercy of the time period. His brother, Hiroyuki, also has to face the truth of the war. Asakura Setsu wants only to talk about the future. A story based on historical facts about youth during the tragedy of war.
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15 people
Yuya Yagira
Osamu Ishimura
Known for
Nobody Knows
Gannibal
Kasumi Arimura
Setsu Asakura
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Haruma Miura
Hiroyuki Ishimura
Known for
Attack on Titan
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Masaki Miura
Known for
Tokyo Vice
The Outsider
Shohei Uno
Known for
Midnight Diner
Occult
Hiroyuki Onoue
Known for
Unnatural
Love Exposure
Daichi Watanabe
Known for
Asako I & II
The World of Kanako
Shono Hayama
Known for
Closest Love to Heaven
After the Storm
Eita Okuno
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Shōgun
Peter Stormare
アルベルト・アインシュタイン
Known for
Prison Break
22 Jump Street
Issey Ogata
Known for
Silence
Yi Yi
Shinya Yamamoto
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Dr. Akagi
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Hiroshi Kurosaki Director · Nico Muhly Composer Hiroyuki Ohba Editor
United States release November 12, 2021 · Produced in Japan, United States · Production Eleven Arts Studios, KOMODO PRODUCTIONS
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NHK
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Eleven Arts Studios
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KOMODO PRODUCTIONS
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Aeon Entertainment
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Kiccorit
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Japan · United States
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Original title
太陽の子
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 11, 2020
TV · NHK BS8K Special Broadcast
Japan · August 6, 2021
Theatrical
United States · November 12, 2021
Limited theatrical
Japan
August 15, 2020 · TV · NHK G/BS4K/BS8K
January 7, 2022 · Physical
August 29, 2025 · Theatrical · 特别版
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