The Great Kanto Earthquake: Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo

The Great Kanto Earthquake: Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo

2023

Documentary

A century after the Great Kanto Earthquake, previously unknown details have been extracted from newly 8K remastered and colorized footage, vividly demonstrating how Tokyo citizens faced the disaster.

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Production

NHK

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 12, 2023

Last Aired

November 19, 2023

Networks

NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Part 1

E1

Part 1

Air date: 2023-11-12

A century after the Great Kanto Earthquake, previously unknown details have been extracted from newly 8K remastered and colorized footage, vividly demonstrating how Tokyo citizens faced the disaster.

Part 2

E2

Part 2

Air date: 2023-11-19

After the quake itself subsided, a rare "fire tornado" struck a gathering-place of 40,000 evacuees leaving few survivors, and baseless rumors fueled violence against foreign residents.

Cast

Emma Howard

Emma Howard

Self - Narrator (voice)

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