Hiroshima (1995)

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

Directors:

Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

John Hopkins, Toshirô Ishidô

Stars:

Lynne Adams, Wesley Addy, Allen Altman

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lynne Adams	...	Reporter
Wesley Addy	...	Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
Allen Altman	...	Joseph Stiborik
Bernard Behrens	...	Asst. Secretary of War John J. McCloy
James Bradford	...	Adm. Ernest J. King
Mark Camacho	...	Charles Sweeney, Pilot
J. Winston Carroll	...	Chief Justice Stone (as J.W. Carroll)
Serge Christianssens	...	Joseph Stalin (as Serge Christiaenssens)
Dan Corby	...	Sailor
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	J. Robert Oppenheimer
Teddy Lee Dillon	...	John Kuharek
Strahil Goodman	...	Stalin's Interpreter (as Strahil Dobrev)
Roger Dunn	...	Reporter
Domenico Fiore	...	Harold Urey (as Dom Fiore)
Frank Fontaine	...	Reporter

Storyline

Harry Truman, the successor to the Oval Office after the late President Rosevelt, is plagued with the decisions of war that could save or cost a thousand lives. He is then confronted with the nuclear weapons project, which he approves. As tension ensues (although it is difficult to get into this because most know the end) Truman must make the devastating desicion to use the bomb of all bombs. After some delivering japanese performances, Truman must force suffering on the japanese people again in order to end the war.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear weapon | decision | atomic bomb | archive footage | american soldier | 

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Taglines:

For the first time the truth about the decision that changed the world.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for war violence including footage of bomb devastation, and for some language

Details

Country:

Canada Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

6 August 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

190 min 185 min (Showtime Library Print) 186 min (dvd release)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The test bombs approximating "Fat Man," whose shape is unmistakable, must have been smaller because at the time of test drops at Wendover, they are shown in this film all fitting inside the closed bomb bay doors of the Wendover B-29, when the Nagasaki "Bock's Car" B-29 used a specially shaped door with a cut out to permit closure and a tight fit around the bomb's 60" girth.

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Soundtracks

"Cantus in Memoriam for Benjamin Britten"
Composed by Arvo Pärt

User Reviews

A quality film

Hiroshima is a great film, originally made for cable, about events leading up to the A-bomb being dropped on Japan. It shows the Japanese perspective very well and is one of the better WW2 films of recent years. Surprisingly, it is mostly a Canadian production that is very accurate with the facts they put on screen. Very well done.