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An atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki (1945)

Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO

THE AUGUST RHAPSODY This movie by Akira Kurosawa describes the relationship between an old woman, who was injured in the Nagasaki bombing, and her grandchildren. It stirred debate after foreign journalists pointed out that the movie failed to take Japanese war responsibility into account.

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