White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)

Directed by Steven Okazaki

86 min61 frames

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What is White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki about?

Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath.

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is an HBO documentary film directed and produced by Steven Okazaki. It was released on August 6, 2007, on HBO, marking the 62nd anniversary of the first atomic bombing. The film features interviews with fourteen Japanese survivors and four Americans involved in the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Who made White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Steven OkazakiDirector

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