Fukushima Podcast
A tsunami hits the Japanese nuclear plant. A seven-part drama.
A tsunami hits the Japanese nuclear plant. The disaster told in a seven-part drama. As the energy company and politicians in Tokyo lose control, the reactors become unstable and a 鈥渟uicide squad鈥 of older workers is sent inside. This drama follows the heroes who fight to contain the disaster and those whose mistakes led Japan to catastrophe. Years later, some seek atonement.
Fukushima Cast:
Suto: Togo Igawa
Akiko: Ami Okumura Jones
Yoshida: Eiji Mahara
Saito: Sadao Ueda
Ito: Matt McCooey
Shimada: Akira Koieyama
Narrator: Romola Garai
Reporter: Kevin Shen
Reporter: Naoko Mori
Worker: Nino Furuhata
Written by Adrian Penketh
Sound design is by Peter Ringrose
Produced by Toby Swift and Sasha Yevtushenko
Commissioned by Simon Pitts for 大象传媒 World Service.
Episodes to download
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Bonus: U.Me The Complete Musical
Thu 7 Mar 2024
The story of two young strangers who meet online and fall in love
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Fukushima: 7. Atonement—Fukushima
Mon 26 Jun 2023
7/7 A former energy company executive seeks atonement for not preventing the disaster
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Fukushima: 6. Legacy—Fukushima
Mon 19 Jun 2023
6/7 Years after the disaster, one of the 鈥渟uicide squad鈥 questions his heroism
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Fukushima: 5. Invisible enemy—Fukushima
Mon 12 Jun 2023
5/7 鈥淲e are at war鈥.鈥 Politicians seize control
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Fukushima: 4. Evacuation—Fukushima
Mon 5 Jun 2023
4/7 The reactors are unstable. A 鈥渟uicide squad鈥 of older workers is sent inside
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Fukushima: 3. Explosion—Fukushima
Mon 29 May 2023
3/7 A massive explosion rocks the stricken power plant. Can the reactors be cooled?
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Fukushima: 2. Emergency—Fukushima
Mon 22 May 2023
2/7 Japan battles to maintain control in the face of nuclear disaster
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Fukushima: 1. Tsunami—Fukushima
Mon 15 May 2023
1/7 Japan鈥檚 nuclear plant is hit as an immense wave surges past defences and floods reactors
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