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Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika (2005)

Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika poster
Original title
広島・昭和20年8月6日
Directed by
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A TV special about three sisters and their brother running a Japanese inn in Hiroshima before the atomic bombing. The story follows their daily life with their dog in Tenjin-cho near the Industrial Promotion Hall.

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What happens

Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika (広島・昭和20年8月6日, Hiroshima Showa Nijyu nen Hachi Gatsu Muika) is a Japanese television special drama. The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. The drama was made as the first drama of Nada So So Project by TBS for its 50th anniversary in 2005. The drama has been awarded the 2006 best TV program award of "NAB Awards" from the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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