Lucky Dragon No. 5 backdrop
Lucky Dragon No. 5 poster

Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
7.3/10
Release1959
Runtime1h 47m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Shinseiki Productions
Movie

Lucky Dragon No. 5

1959
1h 47m
7.3
Drama

Synopsis

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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