The First Train Runs in Hiroshima

1h 13m
WarDramaHistory
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Only 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town burned to the ground. The drivers were teenage girls working for the train company in place of men. The drama is based on a true story of people who strived for the restoration.

Cast

Yuina Kuroshima
Toyoko Ameda
Hiroshi Abe
Akitaka Matsuura
Kurumi Shimizu
Sachiko Konishi
Narumi Akizuki
Yaeko Nishi
Aoi Nakamura
Kantarou Morinaga
Moro Morooka
Kojiro Takamura
Maharu Nemoto
Sawako Matsuura
Hirofumi Arai
Shouichi Yasunaga
Ikko Suzuki
Unknown
Shohei Uno
Unknown
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Unknown
Hina Yukawa
Unknown

Crew

Yoshiyuki Kishi
Director, Screenplay
Yoshihito Okashita
Screenplay

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