No More Hibakusha!

198355 min 25 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Martin Duckworth

Production: Jacques Vallée

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with Les Productions du Regard, Montréal.

Hibakusha is the Japanese word for the survivors of the American bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This powerful and moving documentary focuses on a few of the eighty hibakusha who journeyed from Japan to New York in June, 1982, to take part in peace demonstrations held to coincide with the Second United Nations Special Session on Disarmament. They came to urge the nations of the world to prevent nuclear war. Instead of concentrating on the physical suffering of the victims, the film reveals the mental anguish of the hibakusha, who are still haunted by nightmares.

Subject categories


  • Foreign Countries > JapanWorld War II
  • War, Conflict and Peace > Memoirs and MemorialsNuclear Age and the Cold WarPeace and PeacekeepingWar VictimsWorld War II
  • Social Studies > Contemporary Issues
  • Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
  • Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights
  • History and Citizenship Education > Issues in Society Today
  • History > World War II

Credits


director
Martin Duckworth
photography
Martin Duckworth
executive producer
Jacques Vallée
sound
Claude Beaugrand
Lorna Rasmussen
editing
Huguette Laperrière
sound editing
Alain Sauvé
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
music
Masaaki Hayakawa
The Paul Winter Consort

Awards


  • Silver Dove for Best Documentary Over 35 minutesInternational Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
  • Special Jury Award - Category: Films on JapanCompetition for Films on Japan