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Children of Hiroshima

Original title: Genbaku no ko
1952 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by Kaneto Shindo
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Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Credits

Written by: Arata Osada

Plot

A young teacher returns to Hiroshima to visit her family grave and look for former pupils and colleagues. It was the first Japanese film to address the atomic bomb, and premiered at Cannes in 1953.

Sinekatalog’s take

Kaneto Shindo's drama follows a teacher returning to Hiroshima to find former pupils and the scars of the bomb. The first Japanese film to address the atomic bomb, it is a compassionate, earnest and deeply sad record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,516 votes)
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