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Trailer for New Japanese Drama Fukushima 50

Japanese director (“The Unbroken”, Snow on the Blades”) latest film “” is set for theatrical release in March, 2020. “Fukushima 50” refers to the 50 employees who stayed back to try to minimize the damage after the crippling of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on March 11, 2011. The film is based off of the non-fiction novel “Shi no Fuchi o Mita Otoko: Yoshida Masao to Fukushima Daiichi Genpatsu no 500-nichi” by .

Shochiku, in anticipation of the films release, has made a trailer available, which can be viewed below.

Synopsis

A magnitude 9.0 earthquake strikes at 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011. The earthquake triggers a giant tsunami that hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Toshio Izaki () works at the nuclear power plant and he must make a difficult decision. Masao Yoshida () is a manager at the nuclear power plant. He manages the situation as best as he can and communicates with the company headquarters. The Japanese Self-Defence Forces moves in, as as does the U.S. armed forces. Meanwhile, 50 workers stay at the site and fight to contain the horrific disaster. (Asian Wiki)

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Adam Symchuk

Adam Symchuk is a Canadian born freelance writer and editor who has been writing for Asian Movie Pulse since 2018. He is currently focused on covering manga, manhwa and light novels having reviewed hundreds of titles in the past two years.

His love of film came from horror and exploitation films from Japan that he devoured in his teens. His love of comics came from falling in love with the works of Shuzo Oshimi, Junji Ito, Hideshi Hino, and Inio Asano but has expanded to a general love of the medium and all its genres.

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