HIROSHIMA

Free screening in collaboration with the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Municipality of Athens (OPANDA).

Japan - 1953 - B&W - 104 ’

Dir.: Hideo Sekigawa | Scr.: Yasutarō Yagi | Cin.: Yoshio Miyajima | Ed.: Akikazu Kono | Μus.: Akira Ifukube | Cast: Yumeji Tsukioka, Eiji Okada, Yoshi Katō, Isuzu Yamada | Prod.: Takeo Ito 

Combining staged scenes with authentic details from witnesses and survivors, the film "Hiroshima" (1953) provides a poignant anti-war message, emphasizing the immense human suffering and the enduring need to remember such tragedies to prevent future nuclear disasters. The events are presented as a drama, but the raw and honest depiction of the destruction makes the film a powerful emotional and equally educational experience. The film includes a substantial critical commentary on Japanese militarism while also indirectly questioning the necessity of the bombing itself. Its striking imagery, focusing on the long-term effects of radiation sickness on victims, especially children, combined with a powerful orchestral score by Akira Ifukube, makes it a powerful historical document and a testament to life's ability to endure.