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Cast
Nobuko Otowa
as Takako Ishikawa
Osamu Takizawa
as Iwakichi
Masao Shimizu
as Toshiaki
Jūkichi Uno
as Kōji (deleted scenes; cenas apagadas)
Akira Yamanouchi
as (as Akira Yamauchi; como Akira Yamauchi)
Jun Tatara
as Cast
Tsutomu Shimomoto
as Natsue Morikawa's husband (Marido da Natsue Morikawa)
Hideji Ōtaki
as Cast
Eiken Shoji
as Cast
Shinsuke Ashida
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1952
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
Votes43
DirectorKaneto Shindō
WritersKaneto Shindō
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsChildren of Hiroshima
About Children of Hiroshima
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.
Directed by Kaneto Shindō, Children of Hiroshima leans on a strong ensemble — Nobuko Otowa, Osamu Takizawa, Masao Shimizu — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1952.
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