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Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

Directed by Kaneto Shindō
1h 47minruntime
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5.0/10

Plot

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the Pacific line fishing. While the ship is near Bikini Atoll, the ship's navigator sees a flash. All the crew come up to watch. They realize it is an atomic explosion, but take time to clear their fishing gear. A short time later, grey ash starts to fall on the ship. When the ship returns to port the sailors have been burned brown. They unload the fish, which are then transported away. They visit the local doctor and then go to Tokyo for an examination. It turns out they are all highly radioactive. Their symptoms become worse, and the contaminated fish causes a panic.

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original title第五福竜丸
Original language日本語 (JA)
Spoken languagesEnglish, 日本語
Production countriesJapan
StatusReleased
Production companiesKindai Eiga Kyokai, Shinseiki Productions
Release date18 febbraio 1959
ProductionHisao Itoya, Tengo Yamada, Setsuo Noto, Kazuo Wakayama
WriterKaneto Shindō, Yasutaro Yagi
CinematographyEikichi Uematsu, Takei Dai
Assistant directorsKaneto Shindō
LightingShoichi Tabata
Camera operatorsEikichi Uematsu, Takei Dai
Additional photographyEikichi Uematsu, Takei Dai
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Release dates

Theatrical release

Japan / Feb 18, 1959

XC / Sep 11, 1959

Russia / Jul 09, 1962

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