Fukushima 50

IMDb link: 9318772
IMDb rating: 6.1 (3,834 votes)
Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
Director: Takumi Saitoh, Setsuro Wakamatsu
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Koichi Sato, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shohei Hino, Yuri Nakamura, Riho Yoshioka and others

Release date: 5 Mar 2021
Release year: 2020
Runtime: 122 minutes
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Keywords: based on true story, nuclear disaster, nuclear power, fukushima nuclear disaster, fukushima japan, yankee go home, propaganda, nuclear radiation, mishap, japanese nuclear power plant

Plot:

A tsunami is triggered when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hits the Pacific Ocean near Japan. A plant manager risks everything and stays put to handle the pending disaster once a reactor begins to leak. He is in contact with the parent utility TEPCO. The Japanese army moves in. The Americans also show up to command the situation. The plant employees fight on.

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