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3.2

46 Ratings

No Man's Zone

Mujin chitai

Directed by Toshi Fujiwara

Japan, 2011

Documentary

105

Synopsis

A man wanders through the 20-kilometre exclusion zone around the stricken nuclear reactors at Fukushima. The cherry trees are in bloom and the natural surroundings make an idyllic impression. Radiation is invisible, yet a gaping emptiness looms where the tsunami engulfed streets and houses.

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No Man's Zone Directed by Toshi Fujiwara

Awards & Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival

2012

Cast & Crew

What are people saying?

Matt Richards's rating of the film No Man's Zone
Matt Richards

A poetic document on the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis following the 2011 tsunami that devastated the east coast of Japan. Eschewing disaster footage in favour of long takes of the eerie calm that perfectly capture the uncertainty and invisible reality of radiation contamination. Birds still chirp, flowers bloom and Fujiwara focuses on the survivors that cross his path to create a humble snapshot. 3.5 stars
August 26, 2013 21:05
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captainfez's rating of the film No Man's Zone
captainfez

Radioactive psychogeography. Too bad there's no subtitles.
January 06, 2017 09:56
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Sandor Torok's rating of the film No Man's Zone
Sandor Torok

An English subtitle definitely would have helped...
January 07, 2017 11:31
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Dorian Nuskind-Oder's rating of the film No Man's Zone
Dorian Nuskind-Oder

Subtitles? Come on.
January 05, 2017 05:00
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bewilberg's rating of the film No Man's Zone
bewilberg

great film with no subtitles. bah
December 26, 2016 15:13
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Ibo's rating of the film No Man's Zone
Ibo

Please add the English subtitle to such a captivating movie.
December 18, 2016 15:20
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Vittorio's rating of the film No Man's Zone
Vittorio

No japanese subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!
December 13, 2016 22:37
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m00untain's rating of the film No Man's Zone
m00untain

A beautiful meditation. A pity that there are no subtitles to the japanese excerpts.
December 12, 2016 21:30
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