Hibakusha (2012)
January 1, 2012Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
James Bak
Rick Foster (voice)
Yuan-Kwan Chan
Asako
Karin Anna Cheung
Kaz Suyeishi
Kato Cooks
Peter Mack
Paul Dateh
Shozo Tanaka
Kane Diep
Actor
Priscilla Gee
Kaz Suyeishi
Kazue Tani Peck
Mrs. Sumida
Kaz Suyeishi
Supervising Producer
William Frederick Knight
Colonel Paul Tibbets
Choz Belen
Director / Writer / Visual Effects / Production Design / Art Direction
Jason Y. Lee
Hiroshima Soldier
Steve Nguyen
Director
Ivan Tsang
Writer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 2012
StatusReleased
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Wiki.
Hibakusha is a 2012 American animated short film directed by Steve Nguyen and Choz Belen, and produced by Iconic Films, the Documentary Channel (USA), and Studio APA in Los Angeles, California, and New York City, New York.
The film centers around Kaz Suyeishi, a woman in her late fifties who begins to reminisce about her earlier years living in Hiroshima, Japan during the aftermath of the atomic bombing. Inspired by her story, the filmmakers reached out to Mrs. Suyeishi in order to produce her biopic using computer animation and hand-drawn techniques.The official trailer was released on July 30, 2012.Since October 2012, the film has been screened at the Japanese American National Museum, Vietnamese International Film Festival, Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Dragon Con in Atlanta, University of Michigan, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, San Diego State University, UC Davis, UC Riverside, DisOrient Film Festival, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, and California State University, Fullerton. Hibakusha received the Special Achievement Award and Best Animated Short in 2013 at the International Uranium Film Festival held in Rio de Janeiro.