Hiroshima Cinema

Locations play at integral role in movies and can serve as a great way of introducing cinema-goers to different parts of the world. Sometimes a city or landscape provides a backdrop for a wider story while occasionally the setting may be an integral part of the story itself. It comes as no surprise that the history of Hiroshima on film is dominated by the 1945 atomic bombings. There have been many brilliant films on this subject and it would be easy to do a list purely about these. However, there are also plenty of other fine films that feature Hiroshima. Here is a pick of flicks set in the prefecture. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) One of the most critically acclaimed movies about the Hiroshima bombing and cited as one of the early influences on 1960s French arthouse cinema, this late fifties classic from French director Alain Resnais tells of a love story between a French actress and a Japanese architect. The title translates as “Hiroshima My Love” and the story spans across both wartime and postwar periods, cutting between Hiroshima and Paris. Filming locations in the city include the Hondori Shopping Arcade and the Peace Memorial Park. Drive My Car…