A Boy Named Hiroshima

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 10, 1987

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Cast

Yōko Mihara,Tomie Fukuoka,Kiyo Ueda,Tomoko Mihara,Manabu Nishimura,Ayako Tsuda,Juni Ri,Sayuri Yoshinaga

Director

Yoshiya Sugata

Cinematography

Yoshiyuki Sugata

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt10592172