Discovery, NHK, Bang plan doc on Japan disaster

Tokyo, japan -- Discovery Systems Asia-Off-shore, pubcaster NHK and television production house Bang Singapore are joining up on the documentary about Japan's recovery in the March 11 disaster, featuring Ken Watanabe. Charge helmer from the doc is going to be NHK's Yasushi Koyama, using a core Japanese production team, while executives in the worldwide partners will co-produce. The doc will bow in the World Economic Forum in Davos, which runs Jan. 25-29, where Watanabe is skedded to talk. Watanabe, who starred in "Beginning," "Batman Starts" and "The Final Samurai," has had an energetic role within the publish-disaster recovery effort, starting the kizuna311 and Unite for Japan websites to boost fund for sufferers as well as their towns. Within the doc he'll function as moderator and reporter, going to areas within the northern Tohoku region devastated through the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor meltdown, and speaking to local people about how exactly they're refreshing local industries and planning for future years. "I am excited that people have experienced the chance with this collaboration at this kind of important time for Japan," Koyama stated. "Along with Ken Watanabe, we'll do our utmost to speak Japan's ongoing recovery around the world.Inch Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com