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.
Though not widely
reviewed, Hiroshima was praised online: "Fascinating, and surprisingly ambivalent, docudrama rehashes familiar
terrain with remarkable freshness precisely because of the emphasis on the
politicians (rather than on the scientists), the bi-national approach, and an
odd mixing of dramatization, newsreel footage, and even a few talking head
interviews with people who were there."
The film won the 1996 Humanitas Prize in the PBS/Cable category, and received
an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Miniseries" the same year, as
well as three Canadian Gemini Awards, including "Best Actor in a Dramatic
Program" for Kenneth Welsh's portrayal of President Truman.