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

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

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

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

2007

1h 26m

7.5(30 votes)

Documentary

War

Overview

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.

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HBO Documentary Films

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Harold Agnew

Self

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Shuntaro Hida

Self

Shuntaro Hida

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Kiyoko Imori

Self

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Morris Jeppson

Self

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Lawrence Johnston

Self

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Pan Yeon Kim

Self

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Etsuko Nagano

Self

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Writing

中沢啓治

Self

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Acting

Chiemi Oka

Self

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Shigeko Sasamori

Self

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Sakue Shimodaira

Self

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Yasuyo Tanaka

Self

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Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

Self

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

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