Pika Don

Genres: Historical , Drama

Type

movie

Episodes

1

Status

finished

Ep.Length

9 Min

Rating

G

Aired

1978-01-01

Season

Winter 1978

Description:

An animation documentary describing the tragic consequences of the A-bomb explosion in Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The flash of the A-bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the enormous shock wave which came right after the flash is called "DON". At the time this film was completed, it was the very first attempt in the world to deal with such a sensitive subject of Hiroshima using animation media. Because of this short film, the City of Hiroshima decided to establish the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in 1984, appreciating animation art as an effective medium. (Source: flickerfest.com.au)

Alternative Titles:

ピカドン, Pica-don, Picadon, Pikadon, Pika-don

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Hadashi no Gen

(Barefoot Gen)

7.54

Description:

It's the summer of 1945. 3 years have elapsed since the war between Japan and USA began. Gen is a young boy living a struggling yet satisfying life in the city of Hiroshima, that has been strangely spared by the bombing taken in almost every other Japanese City. Food is scarce, and Gen's family is suffering from severe malnutrition, which endangers his pregnant mother. There isn't much spare time as Gen and his little brother Shinji help their father and mother at work and try to make sure their family survives the tough times. Little do they know, what the Americans have in store for the city of Hiroshima and as of the 6th of August 1945, their lives are about to change dramatically. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

83 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1983-07-21

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