Hiroshima

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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. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations.

Cast

K Kenneth WelshPresident Harry S. Truman J J. Winston CarrollChief Justice Harlan F. Stone K Ken JenkinsSecretary of State James F. Byrnes W Wesley AddySecretary of War Henry L. Stimson C Colin FoxSecretary of the Navy James Forrestal T Tom RackUnder Secretary of the Navy Ralph Bard B Bernard BehrensAsst. Secretary of War John J. McCloy G George R. RobertsonFleet Admiral William D. Leahy