Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima (1986)
Japanese husband and wife muralists Iri and Toshi Maruki are known for their depictions of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Their collaborative relationship is unique: one paints a painfully detailed vision of the victims of the atomic blast; the other conceals the carefully delineated brush strokes with a grey-black ink “wash.” The first artist restates the specifics of the image; the second re-conceals. Through the repetition of this process, the work emerges.
Directors: Michael Camerini, John Junkerman, James MacDonald.
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Toshi Maruki as |
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Iri Maruki as |
| Production | John W. Dower | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Michael Camerini | Director |
| Directing | John Junkerman | Director |
| Directing | James MacDonald | Director |