White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)

Director:

Steven Okazaki

Writer:

Steven Okazaki (writer)

Release Date:

6 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Atomic Bomb

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Harold Agnew	...	Himself
Dr. Shuntaro Hida	...	Himself
Kiyoko Imori	...	Herself
Morris Jeppson	...	Himself
Lawrence Johnston	...	Himself
Pan Yeon Kim	...	Herself
Etsuko Nagano	...	Herself
Keiji Nakazawa	...	Himself
Chiemi Oka	...	Herself
Franklin Delano Roosevelt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Keiko Sasamori	...	Herself
Sakue Shimodaira	...	Herself
Yasuyo Tanaka	...	Herself
Harry S. Truman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Theodore Van Kirk	...	Himself
Katsuji Yoshida	...	Himself
Shoji Yoshida	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | Korean

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Hiroshima, Japan

Company:

Farallon Films

Movie Connections:

Features "This Is Your Life" (1952)

Soundtrack:

Burn Girl Prom Queen

Powerful and heart wrenching documentary

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the world history is the beginning of the nuclear age. This documentary's poignant truth of victims' experience of the atomic bomb gives a real insight on what happened on both days. What is shown is beyond graphic and makes you wonder why this had to happen. Was it really justified to hurt all these people? Steven Okazaki and his crew interview these brave individuals who want people to know what happened and why it should never happen again.

I cried many times throughout this documentary because it was very edgy and thought provoking. The musical score really envelopes the message of this film. Sad waning of trumpets enlighten the souls that have passed on and memorializes what they stood for. I highly recommend this film. In my opinion though, it is not for the queasy or faint hearted. Bless all those who lost their lives in World War II and the many struggles around the world today!