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Overview
- Genre
- Human Interest, Social Issues, History, and Foreign Worlds
- Synopsis
"It's impossible to remain detached...Deeply affecting..." —New York Times
Challenging assumptions, nuclear proliferation of today is seen through the devastating yet inspirational life of Nagasaki survivor Sakue Shimohira — joined by college students — dedicated to making sure the truth about the last atomic bomb deliberately used on human beings will never be forgotten.
It challenges the widely held U.S. assumption that dropping the bomb on Nagasaki was essential to end World War II. The provocative arguments about that decision have never been part of a U.S. documentary.In one of the film’s most powerful moments Sakue describes her sister’s suicide ten years after the war ended as "the courage to die." Ms. Shimohira, the survivor, found "the courage to live" and dedicate her life to abolishing nuclear weapons.
- Treatment
- Show treatment
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 92 minutes
Credits
- Robert Richter ... Producer, Director
- Kathleen Sullivan ... P:roducer
- Alan Jacobsen ... Cinematographer
- Shinpei Takeda ... Interpreter
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Richter Productions
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2005
- Locations
- Nagasaki
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2005
- Festivals
- San Diego Asian, Sao Paolo Intl, Film Festival; , Goais (Brazil) Intl; Planet in Focus (Toronto), Global Peace (Orlando), NY Peace (opening night film), Turkey, Italy, UK, Japan, Germany India.
- Awards
- Best Documentary; Audience Award for Best Documentary; Press Award; CINE Golden Eagle
- Distribution
- Nagasaki 60th year commemorations, UN in NY & Geneva, intl nuclear disarmament conferences, u niversities
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Subtitles
- English Subtitles
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