Hiroshima
7.5
Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.
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18 people
Isuzu Yamada
Mineh Obah
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Eiji Okada
Kitagawa
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Yoshi Katō
Hideo Endo
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Yumeji Tsukioka
Miss Yonehara
Known for
Late Spring
Twenty-Four Eyes
Masaya Tsukida
Yukio Endo as a teen
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Yasumi Hara
Also in
Operation: Mystery
Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice
Shizue Kawarazaki
Known for
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Double Suicide
Hatae Kishi
Also in
Still I Live On
Man in the Storm
Harue Tone
Also in
Eight Hours of Terror
The Orphan Brother
Takashi Kanda
Senda
Known for
Return of Giant Majin
Machiko Tokunaga
Also in
Moonlight Mask
Tower of Lilies
Kenji Susukida
Dr. Nishina
Also in
Magic Boy
Tuition
Hideo Sekigawa Director · Yasutaro Yagi Writer Akira Ifukube Composer
Budget $240K · United States release May 16, 1955 · Produced in Japan
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Budget
$240,000
Production
Japan Teachers' Union
Production
Japan
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Original title
ひろしま
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 7, 1953
Theatrical
United States · May 16, 1955
Theatrical · Distributed by Continental Distributing Inc., edited to 76 minutes, with English subtitles and narration.
France
April 28, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 6, 2025 · TV · France•3
Russia
August 5, 1957 · Theatrical
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