Rarely Seen Japanese Film On Hiroshima To Be Shown In Tokyo Suburbs

Above, the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A rarely seen film on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945 will be screen in Tokyo suburbs in early November.

According to the Mainichi Shimbun:

A film on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that has rarely been seen in Japan but is an award-winner abroad will be screened in two Tokyo suburbs in early November. 

"Hiroshima," a film adaption of the book, "Genbaku no ko: Hiroshima no shonen shojo no uttae" ("Children of the A-Bomb: Testament of the Boys and Girls of Hiroshima"), was completed in 1953 with the cooperation of some 90,000 Hiroshima residents in various capacities, including as extras. It won the award for best feature-length movie at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1955, but has only been screened in Japan through independent distribution channels.

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