Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1970)
This documentary is a compilation of silent black-and-white film footage shot by the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly after the atomic bomb blasts in early August 1945. English-language voice-over narration has been added, along with a few scenes from American sources. The film shows the destruction and injury caused by the atomic bombs in graphic detail.
Director: Erik Barnouw
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Kazuko Oshima as Narrator (voice) |
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Paul Ronder as Narrator (voice) |
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J. Robert Oppenheimer as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| Writing | Erik Barnouw | Writer |
| Directing | Erik Barnouw | Director |
| Crew | Akira Iwasaki | Cinematography |
| Writing | Geof Bartz | Writer |
| Writing | Paul Ronder | Writer |
| Production | Erik Barnouw | Producer |
| Editing | Geof Bartz | Editor |
| Editing | Paul Ronder | Editor |
| Sound | Lina Johnson | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Terrill Schukraft | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Harold Agnew | Thanks |
| Crew | Henry Graff | Thanks |
| Crew | Albert W. Hiberg | Thanks |
| Crew | Lucy B. Lemann | Thanks |
| Crew | Shigeko Niimoto | Thanks |