Nagasaki no Kane | |
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![]() The Bells of Nagasaki | |
Directed by | Hideo Ōba |
Written by | Takashi Nagai |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Toshio Ubukata |
Edited by | |
Music by | Yuji Koseki |
Distributed by | Shochiku [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The Bells of Nagasaki is a 1950 film adaptation of the 1949 book of the same name by Takashi Nagai. It was directed by Hideo Ōba [2] and was released September 23, 1950.
The film portrays the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The film was heavily censored. [3]
The theme song " The Bells of Nagasaki" by Yuji Koseki proved immensely popular. [4]