The Heart of Hiroshima

The Heart of Hiroshima

92 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1966

One morning, Kazue is nearly knocked over by a motorbike in front of an instrument store, breaking all the records that she was carrying. The two connect instantly and begin seeing each other every day. However, Iwai, Yukio’s foster parent, is concerned - Yukio had been exposed to the atomic bomb when he was four years old and had been showing symptoms of atomic radiation, hospitalizing him in the Genbaku Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Hospital. Unfortunately, nobody knows when the symptoms may return. When Yukio passes out from anemia during work, he decides to part with Kazue. A couple of days later, Yukio tells her of his destiny at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, but Kazue passionately encourages him.

The Heart of Hiroshima

92 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1966

The Heart of Hiroshima
One morning, Kazue is nearly knocked over by a motorbike in front of an instrument store, breaking all the records that she was carrying. The two connect instantly and begin seeing each other every day. However, Iwai, Yukio’s foster parent, is concerned - Yukio had been exposed to the atomic bomb when he was four years old and had been showing symptoms of atomic radiation, hospitalizing him in the Genbaku Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Hospital. Unfortunately, nobody knows when the symptoms may return. When Yukio passes out from anemia during work, he decides to part with Kazue. A couple of days later, Yukio tells her of his destiny at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, but Kazue passionately encourages him.
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 愛と死の記憶
Directors Koreyoshi Kurahara
Writers Yoshio Kobayashi, Kiichi Ohashi

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Kazue Matsui

Tetsuya Watari

as Yukio Mihara

Akira Nakao

as Fujii

Tomoko Hamakawa

as Fumiko

Asao Sano

as Iwai

Osamu Takizawa

as Director of the Hospital