It Is Good to Live

48m
Documentary
6

One of the first documentaries to focus on the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the film gives voice to survivors of the atomic bombings and documents the long-term effects of radiation on their lives. Combining testimony with stark images of destruction and recovery, it serves as an early cinematic appeal against nuclear war.

Cast

Mitsuko Yamada
Narrator (voice)

Crew

Fumio Kamei
Director
Yamazaki Seikyo
Co-Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Co-Director
Fusako Shuzui
Editor
Kiyomi Kuroda
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Segawa
Director of Photography
Tadashi Ôno
Producer
Saito Shigeo
Line Producer
Tetsuya Ohashi
Sound
Junosuke Okuyama
Sound
Katsutoshi Nagasawa
Original Music Composer

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