The Sun
太陽
Synopsis
The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have high intelligence, but they have a high sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and are active mostly during the night. The other group are the Kyurio. They survived by never having the virus. The Nokusu discriminates against the Kyurio. Tetsuhiko Okudera is a Kyurio. He was born in a poor village. He isn't happy with being a Kyurio and wishes he could be a Nokusu. Yui Ikuta is Tetsuhiko’s childhood friend. She tries to revive the poor village.
Top Cast
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Ryunosuke Kamiki
Tetsuhiko Okudera
Mugi Kadowaki
Yui Ikuta
Kanji Furutachi
Soichi Ikuta
Yuki Furukawa
Fujita Morishige
Toshiki Ayata
Yukio Sasaki
Kouki Mizuta
Takumi Sasaki
Kazuya Takahashi
Yoji Kaneda
Yōko Moriguchi
Reiko Soga
Jun Murakami
Katsuya Okudera
Yuko Nakamura
Junko Okudera
Shingo Tsurumi
Seiji Soga
Mikuu Yamada
Yoko
Koji Seki
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yu Irie
- Screenplay & Story
- Yu Irie, Tomohiro Maekawa
- Original Score
- Yusuke Hayashi
- Original Title
- 太陽
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Production Studios
- KADOKAWA, AMUSE, Digital Frontier
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yu Irie
Yu Irie, Tomohiro Maekawa
Yusuke Hayashi
Ryuto Kondo
Hitoshi Endo, Takeshi Sawa, Daiji Horiuchi, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Chiaki Harada
Department Leadership Roster
Yu Irie
Screenplay
Tomohiro Maekawa
Screenplay
Hitoshi Endo
Producer
Takeshi Sawa
Producer
Yu Irie
Director
Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
Producer
Ryuto Kondo
Director of Photography
Koji Kozumi
Production Design
Yusuke Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for The Sun.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Sun
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Sun about?
The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have high intelligence, but they have a high sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and are active mostly during the night. The other group are the Kyurio. They survived by never having the virus. The Nokusu discriminates against the Kyurio. Tetsuhiko Okudera is a Kyurio. He was born in a poor village. He isn't happy with being a Kyurio and wishes he could be a Nokusu. Yui Ikuta is Tetsuhiko’s childhood friend. She tries to revive the poor village.
Who directed The Sun?
The Sun was directed by Yu Irie.
Who stars in The Sun?
The principal cast of The Sun includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mugi Kadowaki, Kanji Furutachi, Yuki Furukawa, Toshiki Ayata.
When was The Sun released and how long is it?
The Sun was released in 2016 with a total runtime of 2h 9m.
Who composed the musical score for The Sun?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Sun was composed by Yusuke Hayashi.