Hiroshima

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Kenneth Welsh President Harry S. Truman

J. Winston Carroll Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone

Ken Jenkins Secretary of State James F. Byrnes

Wesley Addy Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson

Colin Fox Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal