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White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)

Genre : Documentary, War

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Steven Okazaki

Synopsis

Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath.

Actors

Harold Agnew
Harold Agnew
Himself
Shuntaro Hida
Shuntaro Hida
Himself
Kiyoko Imori
Kiyoko Imori
Herself
Morris Jeppson
Morris Jeppson
Lawrence Johnston
Lawrence Johnston
Pan Yeon Kim
Pan Yeon Kim
Etsuko Nagano
Etsuko Nagano
Keiji Nakazawa
Keiji Nakazawa
Chiemi Oka
Chiemi Oka
Shigeko Sasamori
Shigeko Sasamori
Sakue Shimodaira
Sakue Shimodaira
Yasuyo Tanaka
Yasuyo Tanaka
Theodore
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Himself (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Himself (archive footage)

Crews

Steven Okazaki
Steven Okazaki
Director
Steven Okazaki
Steven Okazaki
Writer
Masafumi Kawasaki
Masafumi Kawasaki
Cinematography
Steve Condiotti
Steve Condiotti
Additional Director of Photography
Alex Wilmer
Alex Wilmer
Sound Effects Editor
Yuki Fukuda
Yuki Fukuda
Sound
Masafumi Ichinose
Masafumi Ichinose
Camera Operator
Geof Bartz
Geof Bartz
Supervising Editor
Ryoichi Ishibashi
Ryoichi Ishibashi
Production Manager

Trailers and other movies

White Light Black Rain - HBO

Posters and backgrounds

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