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 It seems immoral to criticize The Days, a calmly measured and thorough dramatization of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and its aftermath. The ingenuity and courage of the service men at the power station at the hideous moment the calamity struck, who stayed a week after working to avert a much worse catastrophe, deserves our deepest respect. But as a drama, The Days is too reverent: its desire to leave nothing out could cause weary viewers to abandon their posts. One of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history occurred under the sea off the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, disrupting the power supply to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. When a subsequent tsunami inundated the station - located just 10 meters above sea level - it knocked out the site's backup diesel generators. Now completely without power, the plant's reactors could no longer be cooled - only an improvised exercise in damage limitation would prevent a total collapse. Stars: Kôji Ya...