The Days. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2012 book, On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi
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On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi
Ryusho Kadota, 2012
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Hideo Nakata, Masaki Nishiura, 2023

This series provides a detailed and insightful look into the tragic events that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011. It delves into the failures of the plant’s safety measures, the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the disaster, and the ongoing struggles to clean up the radioactive contamination in the area.


Ring. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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Ring
Kōji Suzuki, 1991
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Hideo Nakata, 1998

Two high schoolers, Masami and Tomoko, talk about a videotape that was allegedly recorded in Izu and bears a curse that kills the viewer in one week. The two hear the phone ring, but it turns out to only be Tomoko’s mother, much to their amusement.


Dark Water. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Dark Water
Kōji Suzuki, 1996
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Hideo Nakata, 2002

Yoshimi Matsubara, in the midst of a divorce mediation, rents a run-down apartment with her daughter, Ikuko. She enrolls Ikuko in a nearby kindergarten and gets a job as a proofreader in a small publishing company. The ceiling of their apartment has a leak that worsens on a daily basis. Matsubara complains to the building superintendent but he does nothing to fix it.