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Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

19527.11h 37m

Overview

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.

Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Written by Kaneto Shindō
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Top Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Takako Ishikawa

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Iwakichi

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Toshiaki

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Kōji (deleted scenes; cenas apagadas)

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

(as Akira Yamauchi; como Akira Yamauchi)

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Natsue Morikawa's husband (Marido da Natsue Morikawa)

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

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Eiken Shoji

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Themes & Keywords

sacrificescarred ex-employeelives of former studentsdelayed death

About Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima is a drama, war film released in 1952 exploring themes of sacrifice, scarred ex-employee, lives of former students, delayed death. Directed by Kaneto Shindō, it stars Nobuko Otowa, Osamu Takizawa, Masao Shimizu. Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.

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