The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death” (1957)
1h 19m
Running Time
November 12, 1957Release Date

The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death” (1957)
1h 19m
Running Time
November 12, 1957Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Musei Tokugawa
Narrator (voice)

Yoshitaka Fuji
Cinematography

Osanai Haruo
Co-Director

Fumio Kamei
Director

Fusako Shuzui
Editor

Tetsuya Ohashi
Sound

Nishibori Michie
Cinematography

Shu Kikuchi
Cinematography

Tadashi Ôno
Producer

Hiroshi Teshigahara
Co-Director

Usuda Junichi
Cinematography

Junosuke Okuyama
Sound

Katsutoshi Nagasawa
Original Music Composer

Takeo Inoue
Producer
Details.
Release DateNovember 12, 1957
Original Name世界は恐怖する―死の灰の正体
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Genres
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