Masao Yoshida is a real person portrayed by Kôji Yakusho in the TV series The Days (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is Submerged (season 1), they were 67 years old.
They appear in all 8 aired episodes and have accumulated 4939 positive votes.
Episodes8
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is Submerged
episode S1.E1 june 2023March 11, 2011; 225 kilometers from Tokyo, a 15 meter high tsunami hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, damaging one of the cooling systems.- 48min
No Need to Evacuate
episode S1.E2 june 2023While still unable to get an assessment of the situation from Fukushima Daiichi, the government tells the public to stay calm and remain in their homes.- 53min
Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal
episode S1.E3 june 2023Pressure in the containment vessel starts to rapidly rise. With a catastrophic explosion imminent, TOEPCO suggests releasing the gas into the atmosphere.- 57min
It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima
episode S1.E4 june 2023With the power still down, the valves will have to be opened manually. With heavy hearts, some workers ask if they can evacuate to a safer location.- 56min
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Our Company Has Lost Its Mind
episode S1.E5 june 2023Station Manager Yoshida decides to use seawater as a cooling source, but TOEPCO headquarters tells him to wait for authorization from the administration.- 47min
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I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive
episode S1.E6 june 2023When pressure in the containment vessel finally starts to decrease, TOEPCO headquarters want on-site workers to get back to work, but Yoshida is wary.- 53min
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Decide the Conditions for Evacuation
episode S1.E7 june 2023As the administration and TOEPCO headquarters grow increasingly impatient, Station Manager Yoshida asks for permission to evacuate some on-site workers.- 55min
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A Scenario of Japan's Collapse
episode S1.E8 june 2023The Prime Minister is informed that in a worst case scenario, a third of the country — including the Tokyo area — will become uninhabitable for decades.- 1hs 06min
- The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is Submerged
- No Need to Evacuate
- Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal
- It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima
- Our Company Has Lost Its Mind
- I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive
- Decide the Conditions for Evacuation
- A Scenario of Japan's Collapse
Best moments8
- As the administration and TOEPCO headquarters grow increasingly impatient, Station Manager Yoshida asks for permission to evacuate some on-site workers.
- 55min
- Station Manager Yoshida decides to use seawater as a cooling source, but TOEPCO headquarters tells him to wait for authorization from the administration.
- 47min
- The Prime Minister is informed that in a worst case scenario, a third of the country — including the Tokyo area — will become uninhabitable for decades.
- 1hs 06min
- March 11, 2011; 225 kilometers from Tokyo, a 15 meter high tsunami hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, damaging one of the cooling systems.
- 48min
- When pressure in the containment vessel finally starts to decrease, TOEPCO headquarters want on-site workers to get back to work, but Yoshida is wary.
- 53min
- While still unable to get an assessment of the situation from Fukushima Daiichi, the government tells the public to stay calm and remain in their homes.
- 53min
- Pressure in the containment vessel starts to rapidly rise. With a catastrophic explosion imminent, TOEPCO suggests releasing the gas into the atmosphere.
- 57min
- With the power still down, the valves will have to be opened manually. With heavy hearts, some workers ask if they can evacuate to a safer location.
- 56min
- Decide the Conditions for Evacuation
- Our Company Has Lost Its Mind
- A Scenario of Japan's Collapse
- The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is Submerged
- I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive
- No Need to Evacuate
- Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal
- It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima