Hiroshima 28 - 1974

Filmed on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 28 was the first all-Hong Kong crew to make a feature in Japan. Lung Kong anchors a bittersweet melodrama in the historical milieu in the months following the horrific events of August 6, 1945. Josephine Siao—a star whose career had become synonymous with the filmmaker’s work over the past decade—plays a young tour guide to a Hong Kong reporter researching the tragic effects of the atom bomb, their journey forming an odyssey through the city’s ruins.

98min
1974
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Lisa Chiao Chiao profile pictureLisa Chiao ChiaoImai wife (Yu Fen)
Guan Shan profile pictureGuan ShanImai Eisaku
Tang Ching profile pictureTang ChingOkada Masao

About Hiroshima 28

Hiroshima 28 Overview

Filmed on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 28 was the first all-Hong Kong crew to make a feature in Japan. Lung Kong anchors a bittersweet melodrama in the historical milieu in the months following the horrific events of August 6, 1945. Josephine Siao—a star whose career had become synonymous with the filmmaker’s work over the past decade—plays a young tour guide to a Hong Kong reporter researching the tragic effects of the atom bomb, their journey forming an odyssey through the city’s ruins.

Runtime: 98min

Extra details

Original Title: 廣島廿八
Original Language: Chinese
Directed By: Patrick Lung Kong
Production Companies
Eng Wah & Co.