Children of Hiroshima

1952 film by Kaneto Shindō
Movie film Q5098451
Children of Hiroshima
Directed by en:Kaneto Shindo, distributed by Hokusei · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Children of Hiroshima

Summary

Children of Hiroshima is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Children of Hiroshima's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Children of Hiroshima was directed by Kaneto Shindō[4].
  • Kaneto Shindō wrote the screenplay for Children of Hiroshima[5].
  • Children of Hiroshima's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube[6].
  • Children of Hiroshima's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Nobuko Otowa[8].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Osamu Takizawa[9].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Hideji Ōtaki[10].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Masao Shimizu[11].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Yuriko Hanabusa[12].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Tanie Kitabayashi[13].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Eijirō Tōno[14].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Taiji Tonoyama[15].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Jūkichi Uno[16].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Akira Yamanouchi[17].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Jun Tatara[18].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Tsutomu Shimomoto[19].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Eiken Shōji[20].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Shinsuke Ashida[21].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Shin Date[22].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Chikako Hosokawa[23].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Yoshiko Sakurai[24].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Miwa Saitō[25].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Tomoko Naraoka[26].
  • A cast member of Children of Hiroshima was Yumi Takano[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Children of Hiroshima was produced by Kōzaburō Yoshimura[28]. It was directed by Kaneto Shindō[4]. Kaneto Shindō wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nobuko Otowa[8], Osamu Takizawa[9], Hideji Ōtaki[10], Masao Shimizu[11], Yuriko Hanabusa[12], and Tanie Kitabayashi[13].

Publication

Children of Hiroshima was released on January 1, 1952[29]. The original language of it was Japanese[30]. Its genre is drama film[7].

Subject and Themes

Children of Hiroshima's main subject is atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki[31].

Why It Matters

Children of Hiroshima ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    Aliases
    P14449 80132
    Producer Kōzaburō Yoshimura
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