Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945

Synopsis

This documentary is a compilation of silent black-and-white film footage shot by the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly after the atomic bomb blasts in early August 1945. English-language voice-over narration has been added, along with a few scenes from American sources. The film shows the destruction and injury caused by the atomic bombs in graphic detail.

CAST

Erik Barnouw

Director

Kazuko Oshima

Narrator (voice)

Paul Ronder

Narrator (voice)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Erik Barnouw

Director

Kazuko Oshima

Narrator (voice)

Paul Ronder

Narrator (voice)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (voice) (archive footage)