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Five years after the bombing of Hiroshima, Yasuko does not appear to be affected by the radiation, but her family worries about her marriage prospects, fearing that she might succumb to radiation sickness at any time.

Mr. and Mrs. Shizuma and their niece Yasuko make their way through the ruins of Hiroshima, devastated by the atomic bomb. Five years later, Yasuko is living with her aunt and uncle, and her senile grandmother, in a village containing many survivors of the bombing. Yasuko does not appear to be affected, but the Shizumas are worried about her marriage prospects, fearing that she might succumb to radiation sickness at any time.

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Cast: Etsuko Ichihara, Kazuo Kitamura, Norihei Miki, Shoichi Ozawa, Hisako Hara, Yoshiko Tanaka, Keisuke Ishida, Masato Yamada, Tamaki Sawa, Akiji Kobayashi
Director: Shohei Imamura
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release Date: 17 September 1989 (USA)
Screen Writer: Shohei Imamura, Masuji Ibuse
Runtime: 123 min
Studio: Animeigo

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The Psychological, Social And Physical Effects of Surviving The A-Bomb in Hiroshima...

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