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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2007 1h 26m EN
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7.6
BANGER
★7.6TMDB · 34
DocumentaryWar
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Harold Agnew
Self
Shuntaro Hida
Self
Kiyoko Imori
Self
Morris Jeppson
Self
Lawrence Johnston
Self
Pan Yeon Kim
Self
Etsuko Nagano
Self
Keiji Nakazawa
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Steven Okazaki
- Writers
- Steven Okazaki
- Languages
- Japanese, English, Korean
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Korean.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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ERA
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Harold Agnew and Shuntaro Hida and Kiyoko Imori carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0911010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Steven Okazaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese, English, Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Korean.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Harold Agnew and Shuntaro Hida and Kiyoko Imori carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0911010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Steven Okazaki
Production companies
Who made it
HBO Documentary Films
US
Key crew
- Production ManagerRyoichi Ishibashi
- SoundYuki Fukuda
- Sound Effects EditorAlex Wilmer
- Supervising EditorGeof Bartz
- CinematographyMasafumi Kawasaki
- Camera OperatorMasafumi Ichinose
- Additional Director of PhotographySteve Condiotti
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- japan
- atomic bomb
- world war ii
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-08-06
