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Director:
Peter Werner
Writer (WGA):
John McGreevey (written by)
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Release Date:
6 August 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | War more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Interweaving of stories works. . .war is ugly despite the "good news" gloss more (3 total)

Cast

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Max von Sydow ... Father Siemes

Judd Nelson ... Pete Dunham

Mako ... Sgt. Moritaki
Tamlyn Tomita ... Sally

Stan Egi ... Dr. Hara
Brady Tsurutani ... Yoshi
Sab Shimono
Shizuko Hoshi ... Nurse Yama
Ben Wright ... Tom Reese

Pat Morita ... Yoodo Toda
Kim Miyori ... Mrs. Ota
Natsuko Ohama

Elizabeth Sung
Rodney Kageyama
Ping Wu
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Runtime:
100 min | Denmark:92 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Latin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG-13
Company:
Robert Greenwald Productions more

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Interweaving of stories works. . .war is ugly despite the "good news" gloss, 28 July 2003
10/10
Author: Tim Shaw (teejayniles2345) from USA

This film is commendable for those who are barely literate about some of the Japanese-American tensions and attractions that make the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombing such a controversial matter more than 60 years later with no end in sight. For such young people the "English-friendly" aspects of this production will be appealing; the special effects and "gross-out" scenes are far enough from original documentary footage and the eyewitness narratives that most sensitive viewers should not have to turn away when victims and injured citizens are in view. The use of "name" actors helps to make some of the August 6 events seem accessible while avoiding the history-by-leaders/ Presidents/ aggressive warriors "trap." A U.S. serviceman's death (character played by Judd Nelson) is somewhat melodramatic but again illustrates some worthy points (the two cultures involved in a "struggle to the death" war while still sharing common values on high technology and fascination with "wins/losses"). I haven't heard if a project like this is slated for the 60th anniversary (2005) of the War-ending bombing but it wouldn't surprise me. My rating 10 *'s for those older than 12 who can sit and discuss this with adults (grandparents who lived at or around that era); and positive value for young and middle-aged adults.

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