The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

Synopsis

At a time when the USSR and the USA fervently vied to develop nuclear arms, the mass media buzzed with terms inspired by nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll such as the “Daigo Fukuryu Maru Incident,” the “ash of death,” “radioactive tuna,” and “radioactive rain,” and nuclear testing continued, Japan, the only nation to have suffered an atom-bomb attack, felt massive anxiety. “What is the radioactive ash of death?” “What effect does it have on living creatures?” Against the background of the era, the film scientifically describes the terrors of radioactivity with the cooperation of many scientists, physicians and research institutions.

Main Cast

Musei Tokugawa

Narrator (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Fumio Kamei
	Co-Director	Osanai Haruo Hiroshi Teshigahara
Crew	Cinematography	Yoshitaka Fuji Nishibori Michie Usuda Junichi Shu Kikuchi
Editing	Editor	Fusako Shuzui
Sound	Sound	Tetsuya Ohashi Junosuke Okuyama
	Original Music Composer	Katsutoshi Nagasawa
Production	Producer	Takeo Inoue Tadashi Ôno
Department	Role	Name

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