Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1959-02-18
  • User Rating: 8/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Kindai Eiga Kyokai
  • Production Country: Japan
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Summary

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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Writing Yasutaro Yagi Writer
Directing Kaneto Shindō Director
Writing Kaneto Shindō Writer
Production Hisao Itoya Producer
Production Setsuo Noto Producer
Production Tengo Yamada Producer
Sound Hikaru Hayashi Music
Camera Eikichi Uematsu Director of Photography
Art Takashi Marumo Art Direction
Camera Takei Dai Director of Photography