Koji Yakusho is cast in Netflix drama series “The Days.” The drama series is based on real life events that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. Koji Yakusho will play a plant manager who works at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The drama series is scripted over a 7 day period from when the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. 8 total episodes will be directed by Masaki Nishiura (“Code Blue“) and Hideo Nakata (“Sadako“).
“The Days” will be available to stream sometime next year on Netflix.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Over a 7 day period, “The Days” depicts three different viewpoints from people involved with the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant when it experienced an extreme crisis caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The viewpoints are from government officials, Tokyo Electric Power Company employees, and employees at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
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