Eiji Okada, Yumeji Tsukioka, Yoshi Katô. A powerful human drama unfolds here depicting the aftermath of the city in ruins after the first atomic bomb was dropped on it during the final days of WWII on August 6, 1945. Combining the feel of a documentary interwined with dramatic elements, one can peer into the suffering, loss and perseverance endured by those who both lived and died. Directed by Hideo Sekigawa. In Japanese with English subtitles. 1953/b&w/104 min/NR/widescreen.