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Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

Original title: 第五福竜丸

1959-02-18 · 1h 55m · JA
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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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Kaneto ShindōDirector, WriterYasutaro YagiWriter

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Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoManakichi KuboyamaNobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaShizu KuboyamaEitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaGovernorKoreya SendaKoreya SendaDr. KinoshitaTaiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaMasao MishimaMasao MishimaTaketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōIppei SoudaIppei SoudaHarold ConwayHarold ConwayKikue MōriKikue MōriYasushi NagataYasushi Nagata

Keywords

Based on a true storyFishing boatAtomic bombAtomic bomb testRadiation sicknessBased on true story

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On A True Story · Fishing Boat · Atomic BombDialogue densityDramaDirector preference128741Actor preference299480 · 329685 · 244676Country preferenceJp

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What is Lucky Dragon No. 5 about?

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.

How long is Lucky Dragon No. 5?

Lucky Dragon No. 5 has a runtime of 115 minutes.