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Children of Nagasaki

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August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1983-09-16

Runtime: 126 mins

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

Writer: Taichi Yamada, Keisuke Kinoshita

Spoken language: 日本語, English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Children of Nagasaki

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Production Countries: Japan

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