Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare
2026
Documentary / Drama / History
7.0 (31)
1 hr 30 min
English
Nine days to save a nation.
The definitive account of Japan’s struggle as it faced a nuclear catastrophe while still reeling from the devastation of an earthquake and tsunami.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Blast! Films, HBO Documentary Films, Dogwoof
Keywords
- nuclear radiation
- interview
- based on true story
- historical event
- nuclear accidents
- nuclear catastrophe
- nuclear reactor
- fukushima disaster (2011)
- nuclear disaster
- field work
- testimony
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Top Cast
Ikuo Izawa as Self
Carl Pilliteri as Self
Wakana Yokoyama as Self
Martin Fackler as Self
Naoto Kan as Self
Katsuaki Hirano as Self
Katsutaka Idogawa as Self
Manabu Terata as Self
Top Crew
James Jones · Director, Writer
Megumi Inman · Director, Writer
Jean-Louis Schuller · Cinematographer
Rupert Houseman · Editor
Tanya Winston · Executive Producer
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