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1. The Days (2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hao Feng, Nobi Nakanishi, Minae Noji
Votes: 6,470
2. Nuclear Now (2022)
105 min | Documentary
An investigation into the possibility of addressing climate change with a move away from fossil fuels to nuclear power.
Director: Oliver Stone
Votes: 857
3. Fukushima 50 (2020)
TV-PG | 122 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Riho Yoshioka, Takumi Saitô, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 3,364
4. Tokyo Fiancée (2014)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student.
Director: Stefan Liberski | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie LeBreton, Alice de Lencquesaing
Votes: 2,220
5. Au Revoir L'Ete (2013)
125 min | Drama
After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Mayu Tsuruta, Taiga Nakano, Kanji Furutachi
Votes: 456
6. Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015)
84 min | Documentary, News
A powerful documentary - shot from March 11th, 2011 through March 2015 - that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that followed.
Director: Matteo Gagliardi | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Massimo Dapporto, Hal Yamanouchi
Votes: 411
7. Greetings from Fukushima (2016)
108 min | Drama
A young German woman bonds with an elderly Japanese woman while touring the Fukushima region of Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Rosalie Thomass, Kaori Momoi, Nami Kamata, Moshe Cohen
Votes: 829
8. Homeland (2014)
118 min | Drama
Jiro Sawada is a sophomore in high school when a false accusation drives him out his hometown: a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. The entire village is abandoned after the 2011 Tohoku... See full summary »
Director: Nao Kubota | Stars: Sakura Andô, Renji Ishibashi, Tôru Kizu, Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Votes: 112
9. Thorium, the Far Side of Nuclear Power (2016 TV Movie)
105 min | Documentary, Animation
Ever heard of the Thorium molten salt reactor? That's hardly surprising, as for 70 years, it has been inexplicably kept under wraps by the nuclear industry, despite the fact it could revolutionise energy production.
Director: Myriam Tonelotto | Stars: Gilbert Johnston, Michel Prud'Homme, Friedhelm Ptok
Votes: 119
10. Knocking on the Devil's Door: Our Deadly Nuclear Legacy (2011)
96 min | Documentary, History, News
The nuclear reactor catastrophes at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now at Fukushima, Japan, remind us that a heinous specter hovers over the health and security of millions of people ... See full summary »
Directors: Gary Null, Valerie Van Cleve | Stars: Ryan Alexander, Christopher Busby, Helen Caldicott, Betty Chavey
Votes: 9
11. Decommissioning Fukushima: The Battle to Contain Radioactivity (2014 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
We look at recovery efforts and challenges to cleaning up Fukushima after the tsunami affected the nuclear plant.
Votes: 8
12. Meltdown: Analyzing the Radiation Leaks (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
The Fukushima nuclear disaster is one of the worst cases of radioactive contamination in history.
Votes: 12
15. Hula Girl & Choco the Dog (2015 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Family
Teenage girl Sae lives in the town of Futaba in the northern prefecture of Fukushima in Japan. While visiting a resort she comes across a hula dance group and falls for the activity. Fast ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Shintoku | Stars: Miori Takimoto, Haru, Lois Hashimoto, Fumiaki Hori
16. Odayaka (2012)
102 min | Drama
Set after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Yukako and Saeko are neighbours at their small Tokyo apartment. They are both anxious, nervous and uneasy about the world. Yukako worries about ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuteru Uchida | Stars: Kiki Sugino, Yûki Shinohara, Takeshi Yamamoto, Yû Koyanagi
Votes: 71
17. Tokyo Rising (2011)
32 min | Documentary, Short
A journey through Japan's fertile artistic and creative underground in the wake of the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Director: Thalia Mavros | Star: Pharrell Williams
18.
PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode:
Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy
(2019)
19 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Nuclear reactors currently in service have some problems. Radioactive waste is the biggest one. Collant system reliability is another failure of which lead to the world's three worst ... See full summary »
Star: Matthew O'Dowd
19.
NHK World Prime (2017–2024)
Episode:
3/11-The Tsunami: The First 3 Days
(2021)
Documentary
The first three days after the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan.
Votes: 10
20.
NHK World Prime (2017–2024)
Episode:
3/11-The Tsunami: The First Year
(2021)
Documentary
The first year after the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan.
Votes: 5
21.
The B1M (2015– )
Episode:
Finland Might Have Solved Nuclear Power's Biggest Problem
(2021)
7 min | Documentary
As more countries look to nuclear energy to replace fossil fuels the challenge of disposing of spent nuclear fuel is rising in importance. As it brings on line a new reactor Finland is also... See full summary »
Star: Fred Mills
22.
Undecided with Matt Ferrell (2018– )
Episode:
Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?
(2022)
15 min | Documentary
To many people thorium nuclear reactors are an important part of our transition away from fossil fuels. But at this point the reactors are still fairly theoretical. Fianlly, as of 2022, ... See full summary »
Star: Matt Ferrell
23.
El club lento (2022– )
Interferencias, tormentas y personas con cabeza de televisor
(2022 Podcast Episode)
64 min | Music
Today we contrast the kinder side of signalwave with the more dramatic and sinister one.
Director: Álvaro Tarik | Star: Álvaro Tarik
24.
Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode:
Fukushima
(2012)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami off Japan's coast caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
Director: Steve Webb | Stars: Eriko Horiuchi, Yoshinori Moriyama, Dominik Schwarz, Kenichi Shimomura
Votes: 39
25.
Encounters (2023)
Episode:
Lights Over Fukushima
(2023)
TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, survivors reported seeing bright lights above the power plant. For some, the event upholds a long-held belief.
Director: Yon Motskin | Stars: Jensine Andresen, Tomonori Izumi, Roland Kelts, Steven Lim
Votes: 138
26.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Nuclear Meltdown Disaster
(2015)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Four years after one of history's worst nuclear accidents, NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and its ongoing aftermath, told by the brave workers who ... See full summary »
Director: Miles O'Brien | Stars: Chuck Casto, Masatoshi Fukura, Takeyuki Inagaki, Naoto Kan
Votes: 48
27.
Dark Tourist (2018)
Episode:
Japan
(2018)
TV-MA | 41 min | Documentary, Adventure
David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
Director: Colin Rothbart | Stars: David Farrier, Michael Gakuran, Yo Nagaya, Christian Wolf
Votes: 403