Overview of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee Motion Picture Film

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Overview of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee motion picture film

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Janel Quirante
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid created derived from MARC record by David Sun and Elizabeth Konzak.

Collection Summary

Title: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee motion picture film

Dates: 1983-1984

Collection Number: 82081

Creator: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee.

Collection Size: 2 motion picture film reels (0.2 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Depicts atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, and subsequent condition of survivors of the atomic bomb.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use copies of all audiovisual materials in this collection are available for immediate access.

Publication Rights

May not be reproduced. Copies may be obtained through Kids for the Future http://www.kftf.org/Donation_DVD.html

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee motion picture film, Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1982.

Historical Note

Japanese organization promoting nuclear disarmament.

Scope and Content of Collection

Depicts atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, and subsequent condition of survivors of the atomic bomb. Produced by the 10 Feet Film Project, a Japanese project to purchase all available footage shot by the US government in Nagasaki and Hiroshima after the atomic bomb blasts. The project encouraged Japanese people to donate 3000 yen each which was the price to purchase 10 feet of film from the U.S. national archives. Clips are also available on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/kidsforthefuture

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Atomic bomb--Pictorial works.

World War, 1939-1945--Japan.

World War, 1939-1945--Pictorial works.

Motion pictures.

Collection Contents

The Lost Generation 1984

Physical Description: 16mm film, 20 minutes, color

Scope and Content Note

10 Feet Film Project, Japan. Use copy reference number: 82081_f_0002400

The Prophecy 1983

Physical Description: 16mm film, 43 minutes, color

Scope and Content Note

10 Feet Film Project, Japan. Use copy reference number: 82081_f_0002401

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