White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007) on Netflix
NR20071h 26mDocumentary
In 1945 the United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Fourteen Japanese survivors and four Americans who took part in those missions recall what they saw.
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Plot summary
Many of the Japanese interviewees were children at the time of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and several had never spoken publicly about them. They recall the blasts, the injuries and the relatives they lost. Four Americans also appear: a weapons test officer and a navigator who flew on the Hiroshima mission, a scientific observer on the same flight, and a scientist at Los Alamos who says he witnessed the Trinity test. One survivor traveled to the United States in 1955 for reconstructive surgery, and another told his childhood story in a manga series. The interviewees were chosen from more than a hundred recordings made during preparation.
Cast
- Harold Agnewas Himself
- Kiyoko Imorias Herself
- Morris Jeppsonas Himself
- Lawrence Johnstonas Himself
- Pan Yeon Kimas Herself
- Etsuko Naganoas Herself
- Keiji Nakazawaas Himself
- Chiemi Okaas Herself
- Shigeko Sasamorias Herself (as Keiko Sasamori)
- Sakue Shimodairaas Herself
- Yasuyo Tanakaas Herself
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Director Steven Okazaki met with more than 500 Japanese survivors of the atomic bombings and collected over 100 interviews before settling on the fourteen subjects who appear in the finished film.
- Lawrence Johnston, a scientist at Los Alamos, claims to be the only person who witnessed both the Trinity test and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
