Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945

This documentary is a compilation of silent black-and-white film footage shot by the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly after the atomic bomb blasts in early August 1945. English-language voice-over narration has been added, along with a few scenes from American sources. The film shows the destruction and injury caused by the atomic bombs in graphic detail.

Cast & Crew

Director

Erik Barnouw

Kazuko Oshima

Narrator (voice)

Paul Ronder

Narrator (voice)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (voice) (archive footage)