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It Is Good to Live (1956)

It Is Good to Live (1956)

Documentary
Release Date: 1956, July 6
Directors: Fumio Kamei
Countries: Japan
Production: Japan Document Film, Japan Document Film, Gensuikyo, Gensuikyo
Cast: Mitsuko Yamada

Overview:

One of the first documentaries to focus on the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the film gives voice to survivors of the atomic bombings and documents the long-term effects of radiation on their lives. Combining testimony with stark images of destruction and recovery, it serves as an early cinematic appeal against nuclear war.

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