Pray for Japan (2012)

Real heroes faced the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami tragedy. The battle to rebuild Japan continues - and the world must not forget their story.

Director:

Stuart J. Levy

Writer:

Ryoichi Wago (poetry written by)

Stars:

Hiroyuki Abe, Najeeb Ullah Ayaz, Shu Chiba

Cast

Credited cast:
Hiroyuki Abe	...	Himself
Najeeb Ullah Ayaz	...	Himself
Shu Chiba	...	Himself
Manabu Endo	...	Himself
Kento Ito	...	Himself
Shuki Ito	...	Himself
Tsukasa Kurosawa	...	Himself
Mitsunori Monma	...	Himself
Anees Ahmad Nadeem	...	Himself
Hideo Otsuki	...	Himself
Junichi Sato	...	Himself
Chieko Seto	...	Herself
Yoshiaki Shoji	...	Himself
Kyôka Suzuki	...	Poetry reader (voice)
Seiji Yoshimura	...	Himself

Storyline

Real heroes faced the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami tragedy. The battle to rebuild Japan continues - and the world must not forget their story.

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Plot Keywords:

tsunami | earthquake | 2011 japanese earthquake | volunteer | natural disaster | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 March 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pray for Japan Film, Studio Artland, Studio DEEN

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

All profits from the film are donated to the non-profit organization JEN for their recovery projects in Tohoku.

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Crazy Credits

The credit roll for Pray For Japan runs 9 minutes, not counting the end sequence which was done as a temporary credit roll for the version submitted to Sundance. This was necessary to accommodate the army of volunteers in Japan, China and the United States who made post-production of the film possible.

User Reviews

A great documentary showing how the people of Japan are trying to rebuild their lives

Was able to see this at the AMC theaters in Torrance, California and was excited to see it. The film is split into four parts talking about Family, Shelter, School and Volunteers. Every story that was told was amazing hear. Of course some were more sad than others so prepare tissues. It's very refreshing to see a documentary like this; showing us how the people in the affected areas are working towards the future and not looking back to the past. Not many people outside of Japan really know how the rebuilding process is going, so after watching this you can have an understanding at what the Japanese people are doing and are still currently doing. I would strongly recommend this film to everyone.