Japanese filmgoers have varied responses to the premiere of the film 'Oppenheimer' in Japan, which delves into the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist behind the invention of the atomic bomb. A Hiroshima survivor expresses fascination with Oppenheimer but is disappointed by the absence of the Hiroshima bombing scene in the film.
After 79 years since the devastating obliteration of two cities by atomic weapons, " Oppenheimer ' premiered in the nation where the tragedy occurred, delving into the life of the American scientist behind the invention. Japan ese filmgoers' responses were predictably varied, evoking a range of emotions.A Hiroshima survivor, speaking to the Associated Press, expressed fascination with J.
Robert Oppenheimer, known as "the father of the atomic bomb," and awaited a portrayal of the Hiroshima bombing scene in the film, which was absent.After surviving the Hiroshima bombing at the age of three, Toshiyuki Mimaki now leads the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization."What were the Japanese thinking, carrying out the attack on Pearl Harbor, starting a war they could never hope to win," he said, sadness in his voice, in a telephone interview with The Associated Pres
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