A Boy Named Hiroshima (1987)
Thirty-eight years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a boy is born with only a single day to live. Named "Hiroshima," he sets out into the city in search of his mother and encounters a young girl... An independently produced short film created from the desire to let the boys who perished in the atomic bombing see their mothers one last time. By placing the boy in the past and the girl in the present, the film expresses this heartfelt wish.
Director: Yoshiya Sugata
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Sayuri Yoshinaga as Narration |
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Tomie Fukuoka as |
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Tomoko Mihara as |
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Yōko Mihara as |
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Manabu Nishimura as |
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Juni Ri as |
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Ayako Tsuda as |
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Kiyo Ueda as |
| Directing | Yoshiya Sugata | Director |
| Art | Makoto Wada | Art Direction |
| Camera | Yoshiyuki Sugata | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |