Taiyou no Ko

English Title: Gift of Fire

Network: NHK
Broadcast: August 15, 2020

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Ishimura Osamu (played by Yagira Yuya) is studying nuclear physics at Kyoto Imperial University and they’re given a secret mission to develop the atomic bomb near the end of the war.

This is based on the true story of a group of young college kids who was part of the F-Go Project led by Arakatsu Bunsaku in Kyoto University and their race to develop the atomic bomb against the USA.

Note that there is a separate movie made about the same story with a different perspective, and is expected to release in 2021.

Cast: Yagira Yuya, Arimura Kasumi, Miura Haruma

Genre: Historic/Action/Drama

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