Hiroshima
Drama
War & Politics
Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations.
1995-08-06
en
Cast
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Director
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Kenneth Welsh as President Harry S. Truman
Ken Jenkins as Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
Wesley Addy as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
Colin Fox as Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal
Tom Rack as Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph Bard
Bernard Behrens as Asst. Secretary of War John J. McCloy
George R. Robertson as Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy