Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare

In March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake – the strongest ever recorded in Japan – unleashed a tsunami that devastated the country’s northeast coast. Entire towns were erased and 20,000 lives were lost, but an even greater threat loomed at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where the giant wave disabled the cooling systems of three reactors. As radiation levels soared and hydrogen explosions tore through the facility, Japan’s leaders faced the unimaginable prospect of evacuating Tokyo – the world’s largest city with 35 million people. HBO Documentary Films presents FUKUSHIMA: A NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE, a Blast Films Production in association with Dogwoof. Directed by James Jones; co-director and producer, Megumi Inman; executive producers, Tanya Winston, Sacha Baveystock, James Jones, and Danny Horan. For Dogwoof: executive producers, Anna Godas, and Oli Harbottle. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.