Journey to the disaster zone : Japan 3/11

Resource Information

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Label

Journey to the disaster zone : Japan 3/11

Title remainder

Japan 3/11

Statement of responsibility

produced by 90th Parallel Productions Ltd. in association with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Documentary Science Unit [and] NHK ; produced and directed by Michael Allder

Title variation

Japan 311

Contributor

• CBC Learning (Firm)
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Documentary Science Unit
• Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai
• Allder, Michael
• 90th Parallel Film & Television Productions
• Suzuki, David T., 1936-

Author

• Suzuki, David T., 1936-

Subject

• Emergency management -- Japan
• Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011
• Television programs
• Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011
• Tsunamis -- Japan
• Documentary television programs
• Earthquakes -- Japan

Genre

• Television programs
• Documentary television programs

Language

eng

Summary

In 2011, the northeastern seaboard of Japan was devastated by a magnitude 9 earthquake. Within 30 minutes, a giant tsunami slammed ashore and wiped away hundreds of thousands of homes and close to 20,000 lives. David travels to Sendai, the city nearest the epicenter of the quake, where he witnesses the dynamic relationship between science and nature. This place has a long history of monitoring earthquakes because it is a highly active seismic region. Here, at their sophisticated deep earth seismic monitoring lab, David learns that the equipment was not designed to measure a quake over an 8 on the Richter scale. The Tohoku earthquake was a grave lesson in humility, and one that revealed the limits of seismic science. David presents his quest for answers to the tragedy, and finds that innovative technology and the re-assessment of conventional thinking might turn a cataclysm into a blueprint for the future

Member of

wH1FGn5joow

Cataloging source

SITPL

Characteristic

videorecording

Language note

Closed-captioned

LC call number

HV600 2011.T64

LC item number

J68 2012

PerformerNote

Host: David Suzuki

Runtime

45

Target audience

general

Technique

live action