Atomic People

2024 1h 30m JA

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8.4

BANGER

★8.4TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Combining personal accounts with archive footage, this film features the voices of some of the only people left on earth to have survived a nuclear bomb.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Iwanaga Chiyoko
Self
Kiyomi Iguro
Self
John Wayne
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Megumi Inman
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Megumi Inman, shot by James Incledon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mat Davidson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Otto Burnham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Iwanaga Chiyoko and Kiyomi Iguro and John Wayne carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33049440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Megumi Inman directs. James Incledon behind the camera. Mat Davidson scores. Otto Burnham cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Directed by Megumi Inman, shot by James Incledon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mat Davidson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Otto Burnham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Iwanaga Chiyoko and Kiyomi Iguro and John Wayne carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt33049440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.