No More Hiroshima (1984)

Directed by

Martin Duckworth

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

26 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima travel to New York City for a United Nations disarmament session. They speak about their experiences and their hope for peace, despite facing social stigma in Japan for identifying themselves as hibakusha.

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What happens

No More Hiroshima is a 1984 National Film Board of Canada documentary about two survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, who are among a small group of Japanese who risk ostracism in their country by identifying themselves as hibakusha: survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 26-minute documentary by Martin Duckworth follows the survivors on their mission to New York City as part of the Japanese peace movement at the second United Nations Special Session on Disarmament held in June, 1982. This 26 minute film received the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary at the 7th Genie Awards. The idea for the film was originally suggested by Duckworth's father-in-law, an historian and activist who was in touch with the peace movement in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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