Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare

On March 2011, Japan suffered its most powerful earthquake in a thousand years. A towering tsunami followed, breaching the Fukushima nuclear plant’s 10-metre-high seawalls—and triggering a crisis that threatened to become ten times worse than Chernobyl. Fukushima is the definitive chronicle of this unprecedented disaster, released in time for the 15th anniversary. Epic, immersive and unflinching, the film blends raw testimony with breathtaking archive footage to plunge viewers into the heart of the catastrophe—documenting events as they unfolded, minute by minute. With unprecedented access to the Fukushima 50—the engineers, technicians, soldiers and firefighters who donned radiation suits and entered darkened reactors to stabilise melting nuclear fuel—the film reveals the inside story of the courageous men who became Japan’s last line of defence. It also follows the experiences of survivors attempting to escape the devastation and nuclear fallout, alongside high-ranking government officials racing against time to contain the crisis. An unforgettable yet redemptive story of survival, ingenuity and the fight to pull back from the brink, Fukushima is both a cautionary tale and a powerful testament to human resilience.PT1H30M12A2026-03-13
James Jones
Megumi Inman
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare"Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare"

Showtimes

March 15, 1:00 pm

Grosvenor Picture Theatre