Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare
7.0
“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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James Jones Director · Megumi Inman Director Jean-Louis Schuller Cinematographer
United States release March 10, 2026 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Languages English, German, Japanese
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Blast! Films
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HBO Documentary Films
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Dogwoof
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United Kingdom · United States
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Fukushima
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Japanese
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 20, 2026
Limited theatrical · Bertha DocHouse (London, England)
United States · March 10, 2026
Digital · HBO Max
United States
March 10, 2026 · TV · HBO
American Samoa
March 10, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Germany
March 11, 2026 · TV · ZDFinfo
Guam
March 11, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Israel
March 11, 2026 · Digital · Hot VOD
Northern Mariana Islands
March 11, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Puerto Rico
March 10, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
March 10, 2026 · TV · HBO
South Korea
June 5, 2026 · Digital · Seoul International Eco Film Festival
Spain
March 11, 2026 · Digital
Sweden
March 11, 2026 · Digital · svtplay
U.S. Virgin Islands
March 10, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
March 10, 2026 · TV · HBO
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