Movie

Children of Hiroshima

1952 · 97 min

A slow, sorrowful journey through the ruins of Hiroshima, quietly devastating and deeply humane, with moments of tenderness amid overwhelming loss.

Overview: Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, survival, family, trauma
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
survival
family
trauma
death
Places: small town
home
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none