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Nuclear Nation (2012)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : Atsushi Funahashi

Synopsis

After the 11 March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, residents of Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture, are relocated to an abandoned high school in a suburb of Tokyo, 150 miles south. With a clear and compassionate eye, filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi follows the displaced people as they struggle to adapt to their new environment. Among the vivid personalities who emerge are the town mayor, a Moses without a Promised Land; and a farmer who would rather defy the government than abandon his cows to certain starvation.

Actors

Crews

Atsushi Funahashi
Atsushi Funahashi
Director
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Theme Song Performance
Yoshiko Hashimoto
Yoshiko Hashimoto
Producer
Haruyuki Suzuki
Haruyuki Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Yutaka Yamazaki
Yutaka Yamazaki
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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