4 real historical locations · Japan, Northern Mariana Islands
A 1995 joint Canadian-Japanese production dramatising both the decision to drop the bomb in Washington and its aftermath in Hiroshima. It depicts the parallel perspectives of American military leaders and Japanese survivors at the same moment in history.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Japan, Northern Mariana Islands.
The 1995 TV film depicts the decision to drop the atomic bomb from both American and Japanese perspectives — Truman's deliberations in Washington alongside t...
The decision to use atomic weapons was made by President Truman in July 1945. The Hiroshima bomb ('Little Boy', uranium fission) was dropped by B-29 Enola Gay on 6 August 1945. Three days later 'Fat Man' (plutonium im...
View location →At 8:15 am on 6 August 1945, the bomb detonates 600 metres above this T-shaped bridge — the aiming point chosen by the Enola Gay's bombardier. The city cease...
Little Boy killed an estimated 70,000–80,000 people instantly and 90,000–166,000 by year's end from burns, blast, and radiation. The T-bridge survived and is still visible today.
View location →The historic castle, serving as the headquarters of the Second Army, is obliterated. Thousands of soldiers and civilians sheltering in its grounds are killed...
Hiroshima Castle was the headquarters of Field Marshal Shunroku Hata's Second General Army, making it a legitimate military target. The current castle is a 1958 reconstruction.
View location →The Enola Gay takes off at 2:45 am on 6 August 1945 from North Field, Tinian, carrying Little Boy. Colonel Tibbets and his crew know the bomb will kill tens ...
North Field on Tinian was the busiest airport in the world in 1945. B-29s flew missions to Japan around the clock. Bomb loading pits for the atomic bombs are preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
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