Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Movie |

Atomic Bomb | World War Ii

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode
  • Cast(s): Wesley Addy, Kenneth Welsh, Tatsuo Matsumura, J. Winston Carroll
  • Duration: 3h 10min
  • Music: Arvo Pärt
  • Award(s): Eddie 1996 (Won)
    Gemini 1998 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: IF, Arthur the King
  • Story:
    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. Except as actors, no Americans took part in the production. The three-hour film was made for television and evidently had no theatrical release, but is available on DVD for home viewing. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations. Both the dramatisations and most of the original footage are presented as sepia-toned images, serving to blur the distinction between them. The languages are English and Japanese, with subtitles, and the actors are largely Canadian and Japanese.
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STORY

Story
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. Except as actors, no Americans took part in the production. The three-hour film was made for television and evidently had no theatrical release, but is available on DVD for home viewing. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations. Both the dramatisations and most of the original footage are presented as sepia-toned images, serving to blur the distinction between them. The languages are English and Japanese, with subtitles, and the actors are largely Canadian and Japanese.

AWARDS

Won
Eddie Award

Best Edited Episode from a Television MiniSeries | 1996 | Mark

Gemini Award

Best TV Movie or Dramatic MiniSeries | 1998 | Robin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or MiniSeries | 1998 | Kenneth

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or MiniSeries | 1998 | Roger

Literary Award

Teleplay | 1996 | John

Humanitas Prize Award

PBSCable Category | 1996 | Toshirô

Nominations
Gemini Award

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or MiniSeries | 1998 | John

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or MiniSeries | 1998 | Saul

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Miniseries | 1996 | Robin

Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special Single Camera Production | 1996

CableACE Award

Writing a Movie or Miniseries | 1995 | Toshirô

TRIVIA

Trivia

Spottiswoode commented to the pilot about what a shame it was that of the thousands of the magnificent machines built, that only the B-29 one was still flying. The pilot (a World War Two veteran) was not so nostalgic, and replied "This thing was designed and built for just one purpose; to kill thousands of people at a time. One is more than enough."

Some of the internal scenes aboard the B-29 were filmed in the only remaining example that is still capable of flight. That one belonged to the Confederate Air Force, which is now called the Commemorative Air Force due to political correctness.

While directing, Roger Spottiswoode tried to be even-handed in the portrayal of the Japanese military leaders, and it was the Japanese co-director who would keep coming back and saying "You don't really understand; they were much more intransigent than that." Some of the top military men over there had a pretty good idea of the resources required for the bomb, and didn't believe anyone could sustain the attacks.

The Image Entertainment laserdisc of the film featured an audio commentary by director Roger Spottiswoode and creative consultant Matthew Asner that was not retained on either the Pioneer DVD released in 2000 or the Platinum Disc DVD released in 2005.

Len Watt's final film.