Hiroshima

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Hiroshima

1953

1h 45m

7.5(30 votes)

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Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.

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18 members

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山田五十鈴

Mineh Obah

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岡田英次

Kitagawa

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加藤嘉

Hideo Endo

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月丘夢路

Miss Yonehara

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Masaya Tsukida

Yukio Endo as a teen

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原保美

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河原崎しづ江

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岸旗江

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利根はる恵

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神田隆

Senda

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徳永街子

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薄田研二

Dr. Nishina

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三島雅夫

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花沢徳衛

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信欣三

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永田靖

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龍岡晋

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河村弘二

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