Product Description

Through the powerful recollections of atomic bomb survivors White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki an extraordinary new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of thermonuclear 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.? In a succession of riveting personal accounts the film reveals both unimaginable suffering and extraordinary human resilience.Running Time: 86 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 026359438929 Manufacturer No: 94389

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19429 in DVD
• Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2007-08-07
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Japanese, Korean
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 85 minutes

Features

• Through the powerful recollections of atomic bomb survivors, White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an extraordinary new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of thermonuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who

Customer Reviews

Incredible heart-wrenching production
If anyone ever says to you, "ah, just drop a nuke on them." Or, if any policy maker ever says, "What we need are tactical nuclear weapons", then they haven't seen nor understand the real horrors not of being killed, but surviving an atomic blast. Instantaneous disintegration is the easy part of this discussion. This is a movie from the survivors point of view that should be shown to all Americans, especially anyone who thinks nuclear war is a game to be won. The effects of these bombs in August, 1945 are still with the survivors today. I never stopped to think what life must be like with your skin burned off, or the side of your face sheered away, or skin dangling like string from your body. You may not be able to watch this documentary all the way through as you see U. S. Army footage of the actual horrors of these blasts, but when you return to the TV after having cried, you will leave with a deep understanding that nuclear weapons are one of the scientific advances the human race should never use again.

A horribly touching documentary.
I've cried every time I have seen this. The atomic bombing of Japan becomes personalized when the very few survivors tell their stories. This documentary truly shows you the destructive capability many countries have now amassed, and why we should never use it.

Been There
This is an extra ordinary documentary. I have been to ground zero in Hiroshima and it was one of the most moving experiences in my life. An excellent piece with unbelievable fairness. Show this to your children.