The Never-Setting Sun: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hajime Onchi is leader of the committee for Labor Union of National Airline NAL. He and vice-leader Shiro Gyoten are demanding NAL to create better working conditions. The current work conditions are very poor that fatal incidents are just a matter of time. Safety has always been Hajime's concern, but he has been demoted to a remote location abroad, while Shiro breaks away and joins NAL's management for career purposes.

Hajime Onchi returns to Japan once an airplane crash happens involving NAL and faces the grieving bereaved families. To revive NAL, Masayuki Kunimi becomes president of NAL and his first move was to call Hajime to investigate the widespread corruption within the airline. Hajime soon encounters former friend and ally Shiro, which tries to block his investigation

Series details

• Title: The Never-Setting Sun
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2016-05-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-09-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14834

Cast and credited roles

• Takaya Kamikawa — Hajime Onchi
• Atsuro Watabe — Shiro Gyoten

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-05-08; final listed air date 2016-09-25; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Never-Setting Sun on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.