Shot by a U.S. Army Signal Corps cameraman in the aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, this silent black and white footage provides a vivid look at the shattered city and its inhabitants. The film was likely shot months after the attack.

The film begins with an aerial shot that shows a municipality utterly flattened by the blast. At :35 the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome, is shown. At :41 a trolley car rumbles down the street. More shots of the Dome and the electric railway system follow. At 1:37, shots from what is possibly the roof of the Honakawa Elementary School show some buildings still standing amidst rubble. At 2:35 Japanese soldiers stand on a street corner. At 2:45 a souvenir shop with a sign saying “Hiroshima Bazaar Bargain Sale” is shown. At 3:09 a child sits amid shattered roof tiles near what might be a garden. At 3:35 the Hiroshima Station Front Restaurant is shown and then the railroad station itself. At 4:16 are shots inside the shattered Honakawa School. At 5;15 a student with burn scars sits and poses for the camera. At 5:48, signs of renewal as men move debris. At 6:09 are more aerial shots of the city.

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