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.
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
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Season
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.
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
Self - Narrator (voice)
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