Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

Released: 1959-02-18 Duration: 1hr 47min
Genres: Drama
Rating 7.3

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Shinseiki Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 1.154

Directed By

Kaneto Shindō

Crew

Director
Kaneto Shindō
Producer
Hisao Itoya
Art Direction
Takashi Marumo
Director of Photography
Eikichi Uematsu
Producer
Tengo Yamada
Producer
Setsuo Noto
Director of Photography
Takei Dai
Original Music Composer
Hikaru Hayashi
Screenplay
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Yasutaro Yagi
Producer
Kazuo Wakayama
Sound Recordist
Kunie Maruyama
Lighting Technician
Shoichi Tabata

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