Top Cast
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Isuzu Yamada
Mineh Obah
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Eiji Okada
Kitagawa
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Yoshi Katō
Hideo Endo
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Yumeji Tsukioka
Miss Yonehara
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Masaya Tsukida
Yukio Endo as a teen
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Yasumi Hara
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Shizue Kawarazaki
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Hatae Kishi
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Harue Tone
Overview
Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.
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