Title:
White light, black rain : the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki / HBO Documentary Films presents a Farallon Films production ; co-producers, Taro Goto, Atsuko Shigesawa ; produced, directed & edited by Steven Okazaki.
ISBN:
9780783156552
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, [2007]
©2007
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2007.
"During certain interviews, this film will automatically play with English subtitles. To turn them off, please use the subtitle button on your DVD remote control."
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Summary:
In August 1945, the world was transformed in the blink of an eye when American forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki. The destruction was unprecedented and the bombings precipitated the end of World War II. Contains archival footage and stunning photography. Interviews are from both Japanese survivors and the Americans who believed that their involvement would help end a brutal conflict.
Added Author:
Language Note:
English and Japanese dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Audience:
TV-14.
Production Credits:
Directors of photography, Takafumi Kawasaki, Steve Condiotti, Masafumi Ichinose.
OCLC Number:
ocn141251826
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