Hiroshima (1995)
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This Canadian-Japanese co-production uses both vintage historical footage (including armed forces films and period newsreels) and contemporary dramatic reenactments to tell the story of how the scientific and military minds behind the Manhattan Project, under the orders of President Harry Truman (Kenneth Welsh), developed the first atomic bomb. The weapon was first used to attack the city of Hiroshima near the end of World War II, changing forever the shape of modern warfare and bringing fearsome devastation to a previously quiet Japanese city. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Hiroshima
This Canadian-Japanese co-production uses both vintage historical footage (including armed forces films and period newsreels) and contemporary dramatic reenactments to tell the story of how the scientific and military minds behind the Manhattan Project, under the orders of President Harry Truman (Kenneth Welsh), developed the first atomic bomb. The weapon was first used to attack the city of Hiroshima near the end of World War II, changing forever the shape of modern warfare and bringing fearsome devastation to a previously quiet Japanese city. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 180 mins
Complete Cast of Hiroshima
- Wesley Addy - Stimson
- Richard Masur - Groves
- George R. Robertson
- Timothy West - Winston Churchill
- Naohiko Umewaka - Emperor Hirohito
- Jeffrey DeMunn
- Koji Takahashi - Korechika Anami
- David Gow
- Tatsuo Matsumara
- Saul Rubinek - Leo Szilard
- Kantaro Suzuki
- Kenneth Welsh - Harry S Truman
- Kei Sato
- Ken Jenkins
- Director(s):
- Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode
- Writer(s):
- Toshiro Ishido, John Hopkins
- Producer(s):
- Kazutoshi Wadakura
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
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