Japan Synopsis
ひろしま
The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hiroshima. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + History in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hiroshima itself).
The 1952–1954 Japan Window
Hiroshima holds position #10 of 19 Japan films in the 1952–1954 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hiroshima premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Japan films in 1953.
The 67th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hiroshima, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- anti war · 5
- atomic bomb · 13
- hiroshima · 11
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,296 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #565 of 1,933 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Japan Teachers' Union |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | October 7, 1953 |
| IMDb | tt0045875 |