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Children of Hiroshima (1952)

Aug 06, 1952 Drama, War 1h 37m
User Score
73%
40 votes
Internet Movie Database
76%
Metacritic
8600%

Overview

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.

Kaneto Shindō
Director

Top Billed Cast

Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa

Takako Ishikawa
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa

Iwakichi
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu

Toshiaki
Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno

Kōji (deleted scenes; cenas apagadas)
Akira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi

(as Akira Yamauchi; como Akira Yamauchi)
Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Tsutomu Shimomoto

Natsue Morikawa's husband (Marido da Natsue Morikawa)
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Eiken Shoji
Eiken Shoji

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on May 5, 2024

It's been six years since teacher "Takako Ishiwaka" (Nobuko Otowa) lost her parents in the Hiroshima blast and she is now planning on returning to the city to visit friends and to remember her family. On arrival, she stays with "Natsue Morikawa" (Miwa Saitô) who has been rendered infertile by the toxic after-effects of the explosion. This is where this emotionally heart-rending story starts. She explores what's left of the city only to discover that in many areas, a remarkable regeneration has occurred. In others, though, people are living an hand-to-mouth existence and that includes her father's former colleague "Iwakichi" (Osamu Takizawa) who is all but blind and living amongst the ruins whilst his grandchild lives in a nearby orphanage. She is informed that a few of her own fellow scho...

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