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This powerful and intimate documentary provides an inside look at the devastating effects of the first atomic bomb ever used, as depicted in heart wrenching testimonials from survivors, and computer generated recreations of the city and way of life that were lost.

Synopsis

Narrated by George Takei, Message From Hiroshima provides an inside look at life and culture in the city before the first ever atomic bomb was used. Today, where the Hon and Motoyasu rivers meet, stands the Peace Memorial Park – the former location of the Nakajima district, which once was home thousands to people and hundreds of businesses. When the first ever atomic bomb was detonated 2,000 feet above Hiroshima’s city center on August 6, 1945, all of that vanished. Seventy years later, director Masaaki Tanabe makes it his mission to revive the memory of what once was by interviewing hibakusha (survivors) and former residents. These heart wrenching testimonials, along with computer-generated recreations of restaurants, shoe stores, cinemas, and the famous Industrial Promotion Hall, takes us deep into the hustle and bustle, sights, sounds, and smells of a lost culture and people.


FILM INFORMATION

Director: Masaaki Tanabe
Featuring: George Takei (narration)
TRT: 52 minutes
CAT: CLS1205 | UPC: 881394120525
Genre: Documentary, History
Language: English and Japanese with Subtitles

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EDUCATION & PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

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The license for educational use and public performance allows colleges, universities, K-12 schools, research institutions, grassroots and non-profit organizations to share Message From Hiroshima with students or at cultural events. For details, visit our FAQ.

Public Performance Rights - This license is required if you plan to show the movie to a public audience (150 – 300 people), regardless of whether admission is charged or not. These types of screenings are typically onetime events, festivals, or semi-theatrical screenings.



Educational Use License – This license is required if you plan to use the film as a teaching tool, within a College, University, K-12 School, Research Institution, Grassroots Organization, or Non-Profit Organization to a classroom sized audience of students for the life time of the exact DVD or Blu-ray purchased, without any admission charged. Cannot be used for Public Performance unless Public Performance Rights are also purchased.

For Downloads with Educational Use License, the term of the license is one (1) year from purchase through our online provider, Vimeo On Demand



RECOMMENDED: Grades 9-12, College/University, Adult
SUBJECTS: Social Studies, History
SIMILAR TITLES: The Forgotten Bomb
Grassroots Special – When purchased, you will received one performance license to show the film to a public audience where no admission is charged. These DVDs can be given away as gifts, used as premiums for fundraisers or resold to recoup costs.



Questions about screenings or education use? Contact [email protected]