Hiroshima (TV 2005)

Documentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.

Director:

Paul Wilmshurst

Writer:

Paul Wilmshurst

Stars:

John Hurt, Noboru Akima, George Anton

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
John Hurt	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noboru Akima	...	General Anami (as Noburu Akima)
George Anton	...	Parsons
Fred Ashworth	...	Himself - Crewmember of the Enola Gay (as Frederick Ashworth)
Robert Austin	...	Winston Churchill
Daniel Ben Zenou	...	Beser
Ed Bishop	...	Stimson
Katsumi Chô	...	Admiral Yonai
Lee Colley	...	Van Kirk
Garry Cooper	...	Groves
Gus Danowski	...	Jeppson
Tim Davenport	...	Captain Bob Lewis
George Elsey	...	Himself
Michael Fitzpatrick	...	Farrell
Teruko Fujii	...	Herself - Student in Hiroshima

Storyline

Landmark dramadoc telling the story of the atomic bomb and its impact on the people of Hiroshima. The film mixes testimony, archive, CGI and full-scale reconstruction to communicate the detailed content and context of this terrible event. Screened in 30 other countries around the world on the 60th anniversary.

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Plot Keywords:

atomic bomb | radiation sickness | japan | hiroshima japan | historical reenactment | 

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Genres:

History

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

5 August 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the fireballs/mushroom clouds shown in the detonation sequence is from the Upshot-Knothole Grable nuclear artillery test, conducted by the US in 1953.

User Reviews

Well done docudrama

I thought this was a very well done docudrama about the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. It mixed historical footage, survivor interviews and dramatic re-enactments to bring the story to light. It left out almost all of the moralistic arguments used to frame today's arguments and just told the story of what happened, mostly through the eyes of the people involved (of which there are precious few left). Whether you think the decision to drop the bombs was right or wrong, this is an excellent movie to help understand the event. If you don't know much about the circumstances surrounding the dropping of the A-bomb on Hiroshima, this should be one of the first sources you visit to add to your knowledge base.