| Description |
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Will Lyman. |
| Credits |
Editor, Alex Archer ; director of photography, Dan Edge ; music, Samuel Sim. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series Frontline on Feb. 28, 2012. |
| Summary |
In the desperate hours and days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the fate of thousands of Japanese citizens fell into the hands of a small corps of engineers, firemen and soldiers who risked their lives to prevent the Daiichi nuclear complex from complete meltdown. This is their story, with rare footage from inside the plant and eyewitness testimony from the people on the frontlines. |
| Contents |
An unprecedented disaster -- Nuclear meltdown begins -- What about the workers? -- Fukushima's uncertain future. |
| Local Note |
Rider University has public performance rights (PPR) for this title. See "Terms of use" for more details or contact the electronic resources librarian. |
| Terms Of Use |
Rider University has limited public performance rights included in the purchase of this title: May be shown in a classroom or screened by a public group, for educational purposes, when no admission is charged for the viewing; may be transmitted on a closed-circuit system within a building or single campus-From sticker on container. |
| Language |
In English and Japanese with English narration over the Japanese; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011.
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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (Japan : 2011) |
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Nuclear power plants -- Accidents -- Japan.
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Nuclear power plants -- Accidents. |
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Japan. |
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Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.
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Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (Japan : 2011) |
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Emergency management -- Japan.
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Emergency management. |
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Japan -- Tōhoku Region. |
| Chronological Term |
2011 |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Television news programs.
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Television news programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Edge, Dan, screenwriter, producer, director, cinematographer.
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Lyman, Will, 1948- narrator.
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Sim, Samuel, composer.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Quicksilver Media.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Inside Japan's nuclear meltdown |
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Inside Japan's nuclear melt down |
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Frontline (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608836666 |
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1608836665 |
| Standard No. |
841887016698 |
| Music No. |
FRL63008 PBS |
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