Lucky Dragon No. 5
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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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Cast
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Jūkichi Uno
Manakichi Kuboyama
Known for
Nobody's Boy: Remi
Onibaba
Nobuko Otowa
Shizu Kuboyama
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Eitarō Ozawa
Governor
Known for
Ugetsu
The Return of Godzilla
Koreya Senda
Dr. Kinoshita
Known for
Battle in Outer Space
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Taiji Tonoyama
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Masao Mishima
Known for
Harakiri
Late Spring
Taketoshi Naitō
Known for
The Burmese Harp
The Return of Godzilla
Ippei Souda
Also in
The Beautiful Neighbor
Love Is in the Green Wind
Harold Conway
Known for
Battle in Outer Space
Crazed Fruit
Kikue Mōri
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Yasushi Nagata
Known for
Stray Dog
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Kappei Matsumoto
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Stray Dog
Kaneto Shindō Director · Yasutaro Yagi Screenplay Hikaru Hayashi Composer
First release February 18, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production
Shinseiki Productions
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
第五福竜丸
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 18, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
July 9, 1962 · Theatrical
XC
September 11, 1959 · Theatrical
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