(translated): we did it. we did it for everyone. narrator: tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japan s nuclear meltdown. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. (man speaking japanese) (translated): on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. i was at my computer, writing reports. before that day, we d had a few earthquakes, around magnitude four. then, i think it was about 2:46 pm, i felt an incredible rumblin
(translated): we did it. we did it for everyone. narrator: tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japan s nuclear meltdown. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. (man speaking japanese) (translated): on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. i was at my computer, writing reports. before that day, we d had a few earthquakes, around magnitude four. then, i think it was about 2:46 pm, i felt an incredible rumblin
fallout. (translated): i had one daughter left. i had to protect her. narrator: .and the courage. (translated): we did it. we did it for everyone. narrator: tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japan s nuclear meltdown. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. (man speaking japanese) (translated): on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. i was at my computer, writing reports. before that day, we d had a fe
fallout. (translated): i had one daughter left. i had to protect her. narrator: .and the courage. (translated): we did it. we did it for everyone. narrator: tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japan s nuclear meltdown. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. (man speaking japanese) (translated): on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. i was at my computer, writing reports. before that day, we d had a fe
the plant wasn t safe, was it? narrator: just up the coast, the fishermen of fukushima knew what was coming next. (translated): it s always been said on this shore, the tsunami will follow the earthquake. i went straight to the harbor and headed out to sea. narrator: yoshio ichida wanted to save his boat. he was racing straight into the biggest tsunami waves to strike japan in hundreds of years, hoping to crest them before they broke. (translated): they were like mountains. we went over three waves that came directly from the east. they were about 15 meters high. it was like this. narrator: the biggest of the waves was more than 40 feet high and traveling at over 100 miles an hour. (translated): when i looked back to shore, there was a strange ocean mist. i knew something bad was happening. narrator: at the nuclear plant, a worker was filming as his co-workers fled to higher ground. at 3:35 pm, the biggest of the waves struck. it was more than twice the height o