Japan / Feb 18, 1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
Overall average
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.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 第五福竜丸 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Shinseiki Productions |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 1959 |
| Production | Hisao Itoya, Tengo Yamada, Setsuo Noto, Kazuo Wakayama |
| Writer | Kaneto Shindō, Yasutaro Yagi |
| Cinematography | Eikichi Uematsu, Takei Dai |
| Assistant directors | Kaneto Shindō |
| Lighting | Shoichi Tabata |
| Camera operators | Eikichi Uematsu, Takei Dai |
| Additional photography | Eikichi Uematsu, Takei Dai |
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| Production design | Takashi Marumo |
| Art direction | Takashi Marumo |
| Set decoration | Takashi Marumo |
| Music | Hikaru Hayashi, Kunie Maruyama |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi, Kunie Maruyama |
Release dates
Theatrical release
XC / Sep 11, 1959
Russia / Jul 09, 1962
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