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Hiroshima

Hiroshima

19958.01 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations.

Created by Toshirō Ishidō
Written by Toshirō Ishidō, John Hopkins

Top Cast

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

President Harry S. Truman

J

J. Winston Carroll

Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone

Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes

Wesley Addy

Wesley Addy

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson

C

Colin Fox

Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal

Tom Rack

Tom Rack

Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph Bard

Bernard Behrens

Bernard Behrens

Asst. Secretary of War John J. McCloy

George R. Robertson

George R. Robertson

Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy

Themes & Keywords

atomic bomb

About Hiroshima

Hiroshima is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1995 exploring themes of atomic bomb. Created by Toshirō Ishidō, it stars Kenneth Welsh, J. Winston Carroll, Ken Jenkins. Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations.

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