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The Unbrokwn

沈まぬ太陽

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© 2016 WOWOW / KADOKAWA DAIEI STUDIO

WOWOW brings acclaimed author Toyoko Yamasaki's 1999 literary tour de force to life on the small screen for the very first time. Audiences have already received television adaptations of Yamasaki's other works – The Ivory Tower (白い巨塔), The Grand Family (華麗なる一族), The Waste Land (不毛地帯), A Son of the Good Earth (大地の子), and My Destiny (運命の人) – and can now add The Unbroken (沈まぬ太陽) to that list with this long-awaited production.
Features a star-studded cast and additional filming on location in Africa and the Middle East.

山崎豊子の最高傑作を初のテレビドラマ化。未曽有の航空機墜落事故という悲劇の裏で信念を貫き巨大組織で生きる者たちを、WOWOW史上最大のスケールで描く全20話。

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