The Days

The Days is a Japanese drama series streaming on Netflix with all 8 episodes released on June 1, 2023. Premise The series follows Japanese government officials, Tokyo Electric Power Company employees and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant employees in Okuma, Japan in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The massive waves and structural damage cause damage to the Nuclear Power Plant leading to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The series explores the series of events in the immediate aftermath, where some consider the people involved to be heroes who prevented a much larger nuclear disaster, while others blame them for not preventing the disaster that occurred. Cast Kōji Yakusho as Masao Yoshida Yutaka Takenouchi Fumiyo Kohinata as the Prime Minister Shinji Azuma (based on Naoto Kan) Kaoru Kobayashi Takuma Oto'o Ken Mitsuishi Ken'ichi Endō Yuriko Ishida Yūki Izumisawa Ōji Suzuka Mitsuru Fukikoshi Tomomi Maruyama Hajime Inoue as the Chief Cabinet Secretary (based on Yukio Edano) Shigemitsu Ogi as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (based on Banri Kaieda) Episodes