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Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoManakichi Kuboyama
  • Photo of Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaShizu Kuboyama
  • Photo of Eitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaGovernor
  • Photo of Koreya SendaKoreya SendaDr. Kinoshita
  • Photo of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama
  • Photo of Masao MishimaMasao Mishima
  • Photo of Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi Naitō
  • Photo of Ippei SoudaIppei Souda
  • Photo of Harold ConwayHarold Conway
  • Photo of Kikue MōriKikue Mōri

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