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Hiroshima

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.9K
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Hiroshima (2005)
Tells the story of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima
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Documentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.Documentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.Documentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.

  • Director
    • Paul Wilmshurst
  • Writer
    • Paul Wilmshurst
  • Stars
    • John Hurt
    • Shuntaro Hida
    • George Elsey
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  • IMDb RATING
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    1.9K
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    • Director
      • Paul Wilmshurst
    • Writer
      • Paul Wilmshurst
    • Stars
      • John Hurt
      • Shuntaro Hida
      • George Elsey
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins total

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    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Shuntaro Hida
    • Self - Hiroshima Survivor
    George Elsey
    • Self - Military Advisor
    Paul Tibbets
    Paul Tibbets
    • Self - Pilot, Enola Gay
    Theodore Van Kirk
    • Self - Navigator, Enola Gay
    Akiko Takakura
    • Self - Hiroshima Survivor
    Fred Ashworth
    • Self - Weaponeer, Bockscar
    Russell Gackenback
    • Self - Navigator, Necessary Evil
    Morris Jeppson
    • Self - Weapons Test Officer
    Teruko Fujii
    • Self - Survivor
    Kinuko Laskey
    • Self - Hiroshima Survivor
    Takashi Tanemori
    • Self - Hiroshima Survivor
    Shigeru Terasawa
    • Self - Hiroshima Witness
    Noboru Akima
    • General Anami
    • (as Noburu Akima)
    George Anton
    • Parsons
    Robert Austin
    Robert Austin
    • Winston Churchill
    Daniel Ben Zenou
    Daniel Ben Zenou
    • Beser
    Ed Bishop
    Ed Bishop
    • Stimson
    • Director
      • Paul Wilmshurst
    • Writer
      • Paul Wilmshurst
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    7gring0

    Great Style, easy on the Substance

    Have just watched the film with an eye to my history class and found it very good dramatically. I was kicking myself for losing another film of the same name that was more of a film and which demanded more from their actors; to see Truman in this version portrayed by a man twice his size with no physical or vocal similarity was a big disappointment whereas the older film's resemblances to him and the other two of the Big Three was uncanny. To compare the lack of concern in this regard to the care the BBC took with its Dunkirk where Churchill and Lord Halifax were lovingly portrayed is further frustrating. The graphics are outstanding as one would expect from the BBC; if you've seen its Auschwitz, Colosseum or Pompeii titles you'll know what high quality to expect. One quibble would be the lack of any mention of Japanese atrocities. Living and working in China with family who suffered from Japanese barbarism, I was dismayed to see Japanese bestiality whitewashed to portray them as the victims. Maybe one day someone will do a BBC-type Rape of Nanking to redress the balance. In the meantime, without bothering to fully explain why the Americans (and the British and Commonwealth who took on the Japanese too, a fact ignored by the British broadcasting Corp.)truly hated the Japanese is disingenuous. No real mention made too of the bomb in the context of the start of the Cold War, or how Nagasaki was probably more a warning to Stalin who had just invaded Japan with an eye to joint-occupation a la Germany makes this a rather one-dimensional analysis. Great value must be placed on the interviews of so many witnesses, particularly Tibbets and the last man to have actually have touched Little Boy. www.tracesofevil.blogspot.com
    10JoaoVitorBecker

    One of the best (and saddest) documentaries i've ever watched

    "Hiroshima" is in my opinion one of the best documentaries of all time. It is really sad movie to watch, but at the same time I think that is necessary, to remind us of the destruction power of nuclear or atomic bombs, and the reason to never use them again. The throwing of the bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was truly a crime against the humanity. It was a event that have changed world history forever. We will never forget all the destruction caused by the bombs in these cities. Now in 2022, At the middle of the russo-ukrainian war and the tension between North and South Korea, all that I want is that something like this would never happen again. All that I want, and I think that most of the people of the whole world want it too, is the world peace. No bombs, no destruction, no more death, no more killing ourselves, no more wars. Just peace.
    1shanayneigh

    Propagandist garbage

    This "documentary" follows the American propaganda to the letter. About how the Americans were apparently wringing their hands in anxiety over whether to drop the bomb or not, how they implored Japan to surrender, how the bomb would be an alternative to an invasion of Japan which would spare up to a million lives.

    Not a mention about how Japan actually were discussing surrender, which American cryptographers had picked up. Not a mention of Ellis Zacharias who managed to muddle the American message to the point that neither the Japanese nor the American media knew which was the official US line.

    The tired old propaganda about how the bomb saved lives in the end, is of course nonsense. First of all, the calculated number of casualties resulting from an invasion of Japan magically rose from an estimated 31 000 by Marshall on 18 June 1945, to 500 000 battle casualties after the bomb was dropped. Nowadays people even like to use figures in the millions. A more blatant attempt to try and justify the mass murder of a hundred thousand with a single bomb could hardly be conjured up. Furthermore, the bomb and an invasion were not mutually exclusive. Truman never presented the bomb as an alternative to invasion until after the war.

    Carefully toeing the American propaganda line, the "documentary" makes no mention of how the final discussions in the Japanese leadership went before finally surrendering. In short, they scarcely mentioned the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The main concern of the Japanese leadership was the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Kwantung army. But God forbid that the Soviet Union should receive any credit in World War 2.

    And it's quite unsettling to listen to these old men casually describing and justifying their mass murder.

    If you really want to learn anything about the process of the development of the nuclear program, the decision to drop the bombs, and the aftermath, give this garbage a pass and read "Hiroshima Nagasaki" by Paul Ham instead. If you're interested in eyewitness accounts of the immediate aftermath, read "Hiroshima" by John Hersey.
    2dauphindave

    Sadly, this film misses the mark.

    The makers of this film had the opportunity to tell the story of this tragic event in history. Instead, it is another attempt to ignore the truth and try to justify the killing of tens of thousands of innocent civilians. There is not enough room here to outline all the misinformation in the film. The key point would be the American government's ignoring the Japanese attempt to surrender in the month before the bombs were dropped. The bomb was developed in order to attack the Germans. When the Germans surrendered before the bomb was ready, well, it had to be used to justify the 2 billion dollars spent. A sad and tragic story, and this film tries to justify the first use of weapons of mass destruction.
    10yossarian100

    Fair and impartial!

    The message of this fairly well made documentary is its gift. No finger pointing. No demanding of apologies. No assignment of blame. Just a dramatic portrayal of events. Very dramatic. Some of the scenes, personal and intimate scenes, are very painful to watch but are there to illustrate a horror which is hard to imagine otherwise. I came away with the feeling that dropping the atomic bombs was a terrible thing, so terrible it is beyond comprehension, but, still, a necessary thing. However, this documentary is all about the sadness, the almost unbearable sadness, of it all. If you're trying to gain a better understanding of these events, I highly recommend this.

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    • Trivia
      This was Ed Bishop's final acting role before his death on June 8, 2005 at the age of 72.
    • Goofs
      At 47 minutes approx, when A bomb explodes on Hiroshima its sound is heard simultaneously with radiation and fireball (That was a physical mistake or just a "dramatic license"?); approx three minutes later some guy mentions that expansive wave travels at less speed with sound.

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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