Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)

Original title

さくら隊散る

Directed by

Kaneto Shindō

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary-drama follows a theater troupe in Hiroshima during World War II. Several members die when the atomic bomb falls. The film focuses on their lives and the aftermath.

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What happens

Sakura-tai Chiru (さくら隊散る; lit. "The cherry blossom team scattered") is a 1988 Japanese documentary film and docudrama written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. Based on a nonfictional story by Hagie Ezu, it depicts the fate of the Sakura ("cherry blossom") theatre troupe, several of whose members were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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