Arrow Video Hiroshima
Product ID: 200049606
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Hiroshima (1953) is a powerful evocation of the devastation wrought by the world s first deployment of the atomic bomb and its aftermath, based on the written eye-witness accounts of its child survivors compiled by Dr. Arata Osada for the 1951 book Children Of The A Bomb: Testament Of The Boys And Girls Of Hiroshima.Adapted for the screen by independent director Hideo Sekigawa (Listen to the Voices of the Sea, Tokyo Untouchable) and screenwriter Yasutaro Yagi (Theatre of Life, Rice), Hiroshima combines a harrowing documentary realism with moving human drama, in a tale of the suffering, endurance and survival of a group of teachers, their students and their families. It boasts a rousing score composed by Akira Ifukube (Godzilla) and an all-star cast including Yumeji Tsukioka (Late Spring, The Eternal Breasts), Isuzu Yamada (Throne of Blood, Yojimbo) and Eiji Okada (Hiroshima Mon Amour, Woman in the Dunes), appearing alongside an estimated 90,000 residents from the city as extras, including many survivors from that fateful day on 6th August 1945.Hiroshima was produced and distributed outside of the studio system by the Japan Teachers Union following the mixed critical reception to Children of Hiroshima (1952), directed by Kaneto Shindo the previous year, the first dramatic feature to deal directly with the atomic bombing. Although sequences from the film were used in Alain Resnais classic of French New Wave cinema, Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), it has been effectively out of circulation in Japan and the rest of the world since its original release in 1953 due to the force and political sensitivity of its message. This new High Definition presentation is the complete version, restoring the footage from the international edit that was released in the United States in 1955.SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTSHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentationOriginal uncompressed audioArchive interview with actress Yumeji TsukiokaHiroshima Nagasaki Download (2011), 73-minute documentary featuring interviews with survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings now residing in the United States, with an introduction by the director Shinpei TakedaNew video essay by Jasper SharpNewly commissioned artwork by Scott SaslowFIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mick Broderick Review: Great film - Very informative and interesting film. Review: Good picture - Good considering the content
| ASIN | B08762J4D7 |
| Actors | Eiji Okada, Yoshi Kato, Yumeji Tsukioka |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 - 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 52,301 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 15,877 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray) 17,731 in Blu-ray |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (108) |
| Director | Hideo Sekigawa |
| Language | Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Media Format | Blu-ray, PAL |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 17 x 13.5 x 1.2 cm; 70 g |
| Release date | 13 July 2020 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 44 minutes |
| Studio | Arrow Academy |
| Subtitles: | English |
A**D
Great film
Very informative and interesting film.
L**�
Good picture
Good considering the content
D**E
Ci troviamo di fronte ad un film di estrema importanza storica, scomparso a causa della censura del dopoguerra e finalmente riportata alla luce dalla Arrow Films. Ottima edizione.
M**N
核廃絶のためにも、この映画は残しておきたいと思います。
D**I
This film was made from donation of school teachers parents and students. Even all extra actors are Hiroshima citizens. The first film about fact of atomic bomb on Hiroshima. You must know how people go to die by nuke bombs. It is NOT useful weapons on the earth.
B**4
リージョンオール。日本語音声、英語字幕（on off 可）。国内盤DVDはかなり厳しいクオリティーだが、新規のリマスターによる北米盤Blu-rayは比べるまでもない高画質。いわゆる修復版ではないのでフィルム傷などは目障りだが、そもそも元になっているプリントも国内盤DVDより状態が良い模様。音も大幅に向上した。 映像特典は国内盤DVDにも収録されていた月岡夢路インタビューと、在米被爆者を訪ねて歩くドキュメント。後者は映画「ひろしま」と直接の関係があるわけではないので、本当にオマケのようなもの。 価格的にも国内盤DVDの優位性はブックレットのみである。映画本編を鑑賞したいなら迷わずこちらを。
K**A
This is a brilliant, powerful, and brave film, coming just after the American occupation of Japan ended and the horrors of the bombs could be spoken of and, frankly, criticism of America's decision could be voiced. The latter is a minor direct component of the film (criticism of the Emperor and Japan's warmongering gets more screentime), but the devastatingly horrifying effects of the atomic bomb are front and center and still vital to understand in the "post-Cold War era." When the film was made, the long-lasting effects of radiation poisoning was still unknown, but the immediate physical effects to people and the city and the environment are clearly displayed, and knowing that many of the actors are survivors reliving their traumas brings the impact deeper into the viewer's soul. The human cost to families, watching children and parents die, never knowing for sure what happened to some, is heart rending. The film is a 5-star masterpiece, and I hope that someday it gets a full restoration of Criterion-level quality. Recommended for students of history.
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