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As the world holds its breath, the Fukushima 50 fight for their hometown, their families, and the future of Japan. Watch Fukushima 50 with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at...
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Fukushima 50 strives, boldly for a mainstream film, to tell certain home truths, from the profits-first mindset of the plant's operators. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 6, 2020....
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- “The Generation That Lived For Others”
- Fukushima Historiography
- “Not Great, Not Terrible”
Fukushima 50 focuses on an eponymous group of employees at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, who were tasked with managing a triple meltdown that happened in the days after March 2011’s Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Chief among them are Masao Yoshida (Ken Watanabe) and Toshio Isaki (Koichi Sato), the plant’s site superintendent and shift supervis...
This lionization of the Fukushima Daiichi plant workers isn’t surprising. Fukushima 50 was based on a book called On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi, which is available in English. In the book’s foreword, author Ryusho Kadota declares that “this is the story of the people who fought a heroic battle.” Unlike contemporary Japan’s pre...
Fukushima 50 might not be the dramatic masterpiece that Chernobylwas, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less valuable from a historical and political perspective. The film’s reluctance to hold anyone accountable and embrace of militaristic sentiment reflects contemporary Japanese realities; in that sense it can serve as an entrypoint for international...
When “3.6 roentgen, not great, not terrible” appears in Chernobyl, it comes with the implication of those in power refusing to address a more systemic problem. With this extra lens, the quote seems even more relevant to Fukushima 50. Not only is the movie “not great, not terrible,” but its controversy-avoiding blockbuster treatment also reflects th...
Mar 7, 2021 · Based on the book by Ryusho Kadota, On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi, the film is directed by Setsurô Wakamatsu and the title is inspired by the workers themselves, the Fukushima 50.
Fukushima 50 is a 2020 Japanese disaster drama film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu and written by Yōichi Maekawa. Starring Koichi Sato and Ken Watanabe, it is about the titular group of employees tasked with handling the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Synopsis. In the darkest hours, courage prevails. Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Cast.
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Fukushima 50: Directed by Setsurô Wakamatsu. With Ken Watanabe, Takumi Saitô, Mark Chinnery, Tomorô Taguchi. Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
