Japan Synopsis
Nijuu hibaku, Kataribe Yamaguchi Tsutomu no yuigon
Tsutomu Yamaguchi is a hibakusha. A survivor of both atomic bomb blasts in 1945. First at Hiroshima, then again at Nagasaki. Now nearing 90, Yamaguchi finally speaks out. Breaking taboos of shame and sorrow, he responds to a call to fight for a world without nuclear weapons by telling his story, so that no one else will ever have to tell one like it again. Twice reconstructs Yamaguchi’s experiences in 1945 Japan, interviews him on the after-effects of exposure and documents the last five years of the late-blooming activist’s life.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2009–2011 Japan Window
Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi holds position #65 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2273rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 0th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nagasaki · 3
- atomic bomb · 13
- hiroshima · 11
- japan · 454
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #864 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #7 of 50 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | NHK, NHK Enterprises |
| Runtime | 53m |
| Release Date | January 5, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1931497 |