Hiro: the Hiroshima generation

United States, 1970

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While interviewing a Japanese student, the cameras show the diversity of Japan’s youth. Shows the clashes and the integration of foreign ideas as the young people struggle for an understanding of Japanese culture 25 years after the bomb.

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Credits

producer

Gilbert Lauzun

production company

Fuji-TV

United Nations Television

Duration

00:27:02:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321329

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Youth - Japan

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Japan - Social conditions

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Japan

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Japan

History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

History → History

History → Japan - Civilization - American influences

History → Japan - History - 20th century

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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