Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 (1988)
In 1945, the second- and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teenagers in an almost deserted town, even amid the deprivations of wartime. On the seventh of August, an American bomber changes their lives forever. Broadcast on the 43rd anniversary of Hiroshima in memory of "the girls who lost their lives to the atom bomb." (Source: Anime Encyclopedia)
Director: Toshio Hirata
Genre: History, Animation, Documentary, TV Movie, War
Runtime: 34 min
Release Date: August 7, 1988
Cast
- Keiko Sugiura - Presenter
- 濱田真帆
- 藤重すみれ
- 大目弘美
- Akira Ishino - Narrator (voice)
Screenplay
- Mitsuko Ōno (Book)
- Makiko Uchidate (Teleplay)
Music: Kōsuke Onozaki
Production: Madhouse
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
world war ii, hiroshima, japan, tragedy, historical, schoolgirl, angst, mina
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 about?
- In 1945, the second- and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teenagers in an almost deserted town, even amid the deprivations of wartime. On the seventh of August, an American bomber changes their lives forever. Broadcast on the 43rd anniversary of Hiroshima in memory of "the girls who lost their lives to the atom bomb." (Source: Anime Encyclopedia)
- Who directed Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945?
- Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 was directed by Toshio Hirata.
- Who stars in Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945?
- Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 stars Keiko Sugiura, 濱田真帆, 藤重すみれ, 大目弘美, Akira Ishino.
- How long is Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945?
- Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 has a runtime of 34m (34 minutes).
- What genre is Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945?
- Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 is a History, Animation, Documentary, TV Movie, War film.
- Where was Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 produced?
- Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 was produced in Japan.