On March 11, 2011, Japan's Tohoku coastal region was destroyed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed. PRAY FOR JAPAN takes place in the devastated region of Ishinomaki, Miyagi - the largest coastal city in Tohoku with a population of over 160,000 people. Filmmaker Stu Levy - an American living in Japan - filmed the tsunami aftermath during his trips to Tohoku as a volunteer and over a period of 6 weeks, captured over 50 hours of footage. PRAY FOR JAPAN focuses on four key perspectives of the tragedy - School, Shelter, Family, and Volunteers. With each perspective we meet victims who faced significant obstacles and fought to overcome them. Through these four vantage points, the audience is able to understand the vast ramifications of this large-scale natural disaster - and the battle these real-life heroes fought on behalf of their loved ones and their hometown.
Pray for Japan has generally received positive reviews.
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Pray for Japan was released in 2012 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving Pray for Japan (2012) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 68%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 58%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Pray for Japan than critics were.
With a score of 66%, Pray for Japan is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Get the Gringo and Arbitrage.
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