Fukushima 50
Life-or-death drama.
-- Mark Schilling, Japan Times
Fukushima 50
Japan's Tohoku Region: at a magnitude of 9.0, the strongest earthquake in the country's history strikes, triggering a huge tsunami and carnage that would end up killing thousands of people and displacing many more. It mercilessly engulfs the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, causing a crippling station blackout. Unable to be cooled, the nuclear reactors quickly turn into hydrogen bombs at the brink of explosion. If the power plant is abandoned, Japan's destruction is assured. Facing a life or death situation, the power plant workers known as the "Fukushima 50", including shift supervisor Izaki and plant manager Yoshida, remain on the site until the bitter end. As the world holds its breath, the Fukushima 50 fight for their hometown, their families, and the future of Japan.
Genre
World Affairs,
Drama,
Thriller
Web Site
Runtime
122
Language
Japanese
Director
Setsurô Wakamatsu
Cast
Ken Watanabe
FEATURED REVIEW
Mark Schilling, Japan Times
By now, nine years after the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 11, there have been many books and documentaries about the disaster. Setsuro Wakamatsu’s “Fukushima 50,” however, is the first film dramatization to focus on front-line workers whose labors prevented a far ...
Played at
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 3.05.21 - 3.25.21
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