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Fukushima: 5. Invisible enemy

Dramas Fukushima
Episode 5 of 7

β€œWe are at war….” Politicians seize control. And then a breakthrough; can the disaster be contained?

β€œWe are at war….” Politicians seize control. And then a breakthrough; can the disaster be contained? A drama about the events of March 2011.

Cast:
Suto: Togo Igawa
Akiko: Ami Okumura Jones
Yoshida: Eiji Mihara
Prime minister: Kevin Shen
Hosono: Sadao Ueda
Mayor: Akira Koieyama
Aide: Nino Furuhata
Narrator: Romola Garai

Fukushima is written by Adrian Penketh
Sound design is by Peter Ringrose
Produced by Toby Swift and Sasha Yevtushenko
Commissioned by Simon Pitts for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service

Audio for this episode was updated on 4 October 2023.

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