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The Unluckiest Dragon

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An audio essay narrated by Greg Pflugfelder explaining the events surrounding a tuna-fish boat called 'Daigo fukuryu maru'. The event inspires the story of Godzilla.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2012-01-24

Runtime: 9 mins

Director: Angie Bucknell

Writer: Greg Pflugfelder

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Unluckiest Dragon

Production Companies: The Criterion Collection

Production Countries: United States of America

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