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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Lucky Dragon No. 5 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Eitaro Ozawa
He was 49, 79 years old when he died
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as Governor |
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Nobuko Otowa
She was 34, 70 years old when she died
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as Shizu Kuboyama |
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Koreya Senda
He was 54, 90 years old when he died
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as Dr. Kinoshita |
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Jukichi Uno
He was 44, 73 years old when he died
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as Manakichi Kuboyama |
Lucky Dragon No. 5 Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kaneto Shindō as Director. He was 46 (100) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kaneto Shindō as Writer. He was 46 (100) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yasutarō Yagi as Writer. He was 56 (84) years old when He died
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Writing |
