

Score
5.5 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
1
Studio
Tama Production
Also known as 地球が動いた日 | Chikyuu ga Ugoita Hi
5.5/10
Community score
#7805
Rank
2K
Members
1
Favorites
January 16, 1995. Tsuyoshi Takahashi, a young student at Shiokaze elementary, is driven solely to get excellent grades. Because of this he often ignores those around him in his pursuit of perfection. Miho, a young girl in his class that wishes he would appreciate the people around him. Kazu a sickly and bed ridden classmate that lives near him. January 17, the 1995 Kobe / Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake strikes killing more than 6000 people and leaving 300 000 more homeless. Measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale, it was the largest Earthquake to hit Japan since the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. In the aftermath of the quake, Tsuyoshi's finds his priorities changing. Dealing with the death of one friend while helping another to cope with a very personal loss, Tsuyoshi is forced to mature into someone who can no longer ignore the suffering around him.
(Souce: AniDB)
Chikyuu ga Ugoita Hi is based on Etsuko Kishikawa's 1996 children's novel of the same name, which is set during the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe. It was Japan's worst earthquake in the 20th century after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.

Takahashi, Tsuyoshi
Main

Katsura, Souzaburou
Producer, Planning

Tanaka, Michiya
Producer

Gotou, Toshio
Director, Script, Storyboard

Aketagawa, Susumu
Sound Director

Tsuda, Yoshizou
Episode Director, Storyboard

Okina, Taeko
Script
English title
The Day the Earth Moved
Romaji title
Chikyuu ga Ugoita Hi
Japanese title
地球が動いた日
Synonyms
Unknown
Main studio
Tama Production
Producers
Magic Capsule, Kyodo Eiga, Orix, GoGo Visual Planning, Company AZA
Licensors
Unknown
Japanese title
地球が動いた日