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Hiroshima

Hiroshima

19953h 10m
Drama

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Released

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1995

Runtime

3h 10m

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"The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon."

Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. Except as actors, no Americans took part in the production. The three-hour film was made for television and evidently had no theatrical release, but is available on DVD for home viewing. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations. Both the dramatisations and most of the original footage are presented as sepia-toned images, serving to blur the distinction between them. The languages are English and Japanese, with subtitles, and the actors are largely Canadian and Japanese.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
3h 10m
Aug 5, 1995
Languages
EnglishJapanese
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Production
Daiei Film
Daiei Film
Cine Bazar
Cine Bazar
Production Countries
CanadaUnited States of AmericaJapan

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