Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)

Nagasaki, 1945. Three nursing students, Tanaka Sumi, Ohno Atsuko, and Iwanaga Misao, return home when school is closed due to air raids, and spend some peaceful time with family and friends. However, at 11:02 AM on August 9th, the atomic bomb is dropped, and their daily lives are instantly shattered. The city is reduced to ruins, and despite their inexperience, the nursing students rush to provide medical care to the injured. Faced with the cruel reality that more lives must be buried than can be saved, the women continue to question the value and meaning of life.

Released

2025-08-01

Genres

Drama, War

Runtime

109 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Keiko Hokimoto, Junpei Matsumoto, Junpei Matsumoto

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 1 votes