Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

Everybody's guilty. Nobody's guilty. As in war.

Directed by Matteo Gagliardi

201584 min7.5 / 10

A sobering, investigative documentary that examines systemic failure and shared culpability in one of history's worst nuclear disasters.

A powerful documentary that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that immediately followed. 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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fukushima: A Nuclear Story sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Fukushima: A Nuclear Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Fukushima: A Nuclear Story end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Fukushima: A Nuclear Story violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Fukushima: A Nuclear Story scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fukushima: A Nuclear Story, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fukushima: A Nuclear Story, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fukushima: A Nuclear Story, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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