Children of Hiroshima

Name: Children of Hiroshima
Director: Kaneto Shindō
Released: 1952
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Osamu Takizawa, Masao Shimizu, Jûkichi Uno, Akira Yamanouchi

1952 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,432 VOTES · DIR. Kaneto Shindō

Overview

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.

Dialogue Timeline — 715 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 A Kindai Eiga Kyokai Production

00:04:49 It won't take me long.

00:07:18 To Hiroshima.

00:13:07 Thank you.

00:19:33 You're late today, Iwa-san.

00:22:32 A victim of the A-bomb.

00:26:12 But half an acre isn't much.

00:30:15 I'm ever so glad to see you.

00:32:48 It's always like this.

00:35:25 I have photos of them.

00:40:50 His gums started bleeding 10 days ago.

00:47:34 Yes, for 6 years.

00:50:56 But I don't mind because I'll go and join my mother and father.

00:55:42 Shut your mouth!

00:57:59 Mum and Dad were killed by the A-bomb.

01:00:12 We haven't a bath so we go to the public baths.

01:04:02 Look after yourself, Yoshio.

01:10:01 Please feel free to write

01:14:31 Father, mother, I shall return.

01:16:55 No, I won't.

01:21:00 Careful with the bones.

01:22:56 Don't forget, Morikawa.

01:29:18 Iwan-san, it's me.

500:06:00 in 6 Hiroshima facilities.

Cast & Characters

Nobuko Otowa Takako Ishikawa Osamu Takizawa Iwakichi Masao Shimizu Toshiaki - Takako's Father Jûkichi Uno Kôji Akira Yamanouchi Takashi Itô Jun Tatara Tsutomu Shimomoto Natsue's Husband Hideji Ôtaki Eiken Shôji

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed715

Dialogue density7.4 lines / min

First line00:00:00

Final line500:06:00

Production Record

DirectorKaneto Shindō

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes1,432