Hiroshima (1953)

Original title

ひろしま

Directed by

Hideo Sekigawa

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Japanese docudrama follows a group of teachers, their students, and their families in Hiroshima after the atomic bombing. It is based on the firsthand accounts of children who survived the attack.

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What happens

Hiroshima (ひろしま) is a 1953 Japanese docudrama film directed by Hideo Sekigawa about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its impact on a group of teachers, their students, and their families. The film was based on the eye-witness accounts of the hibakusha children compiled by Dr. Arata Osada for the 1951 best-selling book Children Of The A Bomb: Testament Of The Boys And Girls Of Hiroshima (原爆の子, Genbaku no ko), and was filmed with the support of tens of thousands of Hiroshima residents. Produced with the backing of the Japan Teachers Union, which had also produced the 1952 film Children of Hiroshima, the film's "anti-American" stance and content prevented it from gaining a wide release in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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